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Incorporating DFM in Prototype Injection Molding
Prototype injection molding enables companies to quickly and cost-effectively produce low-volume plastic parts to test form, fit, and functionality before investing in full production tooling. However, many organizations fail to consider design for manufacturing (DFM) principles when developing prototypes. If DFM issues are only uncovered after the part is molded, ...
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Prototype Injection Molding for Critical Function Testing
The Challenge Our customer was developing an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) cartridge that required assembling a valving component to the cartridge to control fluidic flow for the assay. Standard means for assembling these types of valves into disposable IVD cartridges includes fasteners, ultrasonic welding, laser welding, heat staking and other ...
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The Differences Between Prototype and Production MoldingÂ
Understanding the differences between prototype and production molding can be a game-changer in your product development process. Most think that to have production-equivalent plastic parts, you need to build an expensive, long lead-time, hardened-steel production mold and that this can only happen at the end of the product development process ...
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Prototype Injection Molded Parts – Process GuidelinesÂ
A Guide to Injection Molding Prototypes Prototype injection molding is a manufacturing process that involves creating a physical plastic prototype or sample of a plastic product using injection molding techniques. It is a highly versatile and efficient method of producing small quantities of complex plastic parts with precision and speed. ...
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How Much Does Plastic Parts Manufacturing Cost?
Plastics are a very good fit for manufacturing and their use becomes, even more, cost-effective as volume increases. Plastics are used to fabricate products in every major industry such as medical, automotive, electronics, housewares, etc due to their cost advantages. Besides cost, plastics are often used in high-volume manufacturing due ...
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