Injection Moulding can Produce a Large Variety of Plastic Products

Injection moulding along with extrusion is one of the most commonly used manufacturing processes for producing plastic articles. A wide variety of identical parts and articles ranging from common disposable consumer goods to high precision engineering components are manufactured using this process. Injection moulding counts for a significant portion of plastic products and the items manufactured using this form of moulding may greatly vary in their size, complexity and application. The entire process that can manufacture a wide range of products requires an injection moulding machine, raw plastic material and a mould. The machine melts the plastic and then the molten plastic is put into a mould where it solidifies taking the shape of the container. 

The importance and benefits of injection mould making can be gauged from that fact that all manufacturing industries more or less use this process. Additional levels of flexibility, design freedom and the possibility of achieving different shapes in quick time has greatly added to its popularity. As technology develops and new and more efficient machine comes in, the boundaries of what can be achieved through this process with respect to plastic designing is being pushed more and more. Also, the advancement in mould making technology has paved way for replacement of traditional materials with plastics that are lightweight as well as durable.

Injection moulding is used for production of thin-walled plastic parts that find usage in a wide variety of applications, with manufacturing of plastic housings being the most common. Plastic housing is a thin walled exterior encased by ribs and bosses in the interior.  This housing finds extensive usage in a wide variety of products like consumer electronics, power tools, household appliances like buckets, toothbrushes, dustbins, plastic toys, etc. 

It is, however, important to note that in order to get the best result, the features of the part, the materials used for the part, the desired shape and the properties and technicalities of the moulding machines among other things are to be carefully considered. 

Well-known Injection Moulding Companies in South Africa can carry out an entire gamut of activities related to plastic mould making for you. Quality firms offering plastics design, prototyping, moulding, sheet metal fabrication, etc can play an important part right from the initial design to the delivery of the final product. 

Experienced firms remain focussed on understanding the true needs and requirements of their clients. They invest heavily in acquiring new machines and technologies to remain in forefront of injection mould making. The result is that they can efficiently produce large injection mould tool or a more precise engineering part depending upon their client’s requirements. 

Hot Runner Mould refer to feed systems for injection moulds that transfer the molten plastic from the machine nozzle into the mould cavity where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity.