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Using Prototype Injection Molds for the First Production: Realistic?

November 21, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Using Prototype Injection Molds for the First Production: Realistic?

Some products include many custom-designed plastic parts. And the switch to mass production usually requires a high investment in high-pressure injection molds. I had a look at Kickstarter today and I saw a few examples of such products. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: injection molding, plastic injection molding, prototype tooling, soft tooling

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021

December 31, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021

The rollercoaster has continued in 2021! After a difficult 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic first hit, it's perhaps understandable that many of us might have hoped that things would settle down in 2021, however, since last year's roundup … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: laboratory testing, plastic injection molding, product design, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks, switching to a new manufacturer

7 Common Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Development, Approval, & Maintenance Pitfalls [Podcast]

April 9, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

7 Common Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Development, Approval, & Maintenance Pitfalls [Podcast]

Tooling is a large investment for any manufacturer, so what do we need to be wary of..? Andy Bartlett, an experienced British product designer who has 25 years of experience in product design, development, and working with manufacturers in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tooling Tagged With: injection molding, mold fabrication, molds, plastic injection molding, plastic parts, podcast, tooling, tooling approval, tooling development, tooling fabrication, tooling maintenance

List of 12 Plastic injection mold fabrication companies in China

April 5, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

List of Plastic injection mold fabrication companies in China

High-pressure plastic injection molding is one of the most common fabrication processes. Tens of thousands of factories in Ningbo, Shenzhen, and in many other places have at least a few presses running near-continuously. If you develop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers, Uncategorized Tagged With: injection mold fabrication companies, injection molding, mold fabrication, plastic injection molding

All about Plastic Injection Molding and Thermoplastics [Videos]

June 20, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

All about Plastic Injection Molding and Thermoplastics [Videos]

Do some of your products include plastic parts? If you purchase hard goods, that's probably the case. When writing a guide about plastics manufacturing last month, and I made a list of products that are made in China and incorporate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: plastic, plastic injection molding, plastic parts, thermoplastics

Avoiding 9 Plastic Injection Molding Defects: Key Preventive Measures

May 9, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Avoiding 9 Plastic Injection Molding Defects: Key Preventive Measures

Plastic injection molding is one of the most common production processes here in China. And most Chinese manufacturers are not very good at setting up and maintaining their presses and their molds and this leads to plastic injection molding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: plastic injection molding, reducing defects

Selecting a Plastic Injection Material for China Manufacturing

November 17, 2016 by Renaud Anjoran

By Fabien Gaussorgues Do you need to manufacture a plastic part in China? The first question is usually 'what is the best material?' comes before prototyping and before deciding on a manufacturer. The most common plastics used in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: plastic, plastic components, plastic injection molding


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