There are thousands of designers who design injection molded parts but there is an elite group within this large community who can actually design parts for injection molders. Injection molded product ...

Injection molding is a highly-engineered process that demands careful planning and attention to detail if the finished product is to achieve its full potential. The tips in this article should help ...

Autodesk has sponsored this post. Transient cooling of injection molds is complex. Advanced simulation makes it possible to resolve complex systems like this. (Image courtesy of Autodesk.) Injection ...

One of the greatest disadvantages of plastic materials is their flexibility and relatively low stiffness. One of the greatest advantages of plastic materials is their flexibility and low stiffness.

Keeping moldability top of mind during the design process not only ensures that parts perform as intended, but can help save time and cut down on production costs. Before it even hits the factory ...

When it comes to manufacturing, sheet metal and injection molding make the world go ’round. As a manufacturing method, injection molding has its own range of unique design issues and gotchas that are ...

3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...

In school, I learned how to design metal parts, but resin part design was never covered in class. Injection molding, in particular, differs significantly from metal part manufacturing, so I had to ...

If you have attended one of RJG’s training events, there is a value that probably sticks out in your mind: 80 percent. That is how much of the molding cycle is spent cooling the plastic part to a ...

Once a part has been molded, now it must be removed from the mold piece. Ideally, that happens without damage to the part. Injection molding experts use a number of techniques to eject parts. One way ...