It is generally accepted that Design for Manufacturability (DFM) implies designing products to be consciously and proactively manufactured to optimize the entire injection molding manufacturing process. With DFM, engineering and production are integrated in the plastic design phase, resulting in…
It is imperative to design the injection mold correctly to produce a functional plastic component. Part quality and productivity are directly linked to molding operation profitability, and mold design significantly impacts these factors. The following section provides general guidelines for…
When you sit down with your team to discuss how to manufacture your new injection molding product, you’re likely to begin with debates about whether to manufacture the product either at a location in Asia, Mexico, or here in the…
The failure of injection molding projects is all too common. You will learn why projects fail and how to prevent them in this section. It’s happened to all of us. When you get excited about a project, you can’t help…
Innovators, Are You Doing Right Now ? Technological advancements are transforming the marketplace at a faster rate than ever before, resulting in an increased amount of competition, shorter product life cycles, and lower returns on investment. In the past, innovation…
Our goal is to provide you with the best information about outsourcing injection moulding manufacturing in China as a manufacturing company, what tools you can use to make it work, and where to find the best information. Another terror struck…
A key preliminary step in manufacturing products in China or elsewhere in Asia is developing a design for the manufacturing process (also known as a “design for manufacturability” or DFM). To effectively create a product, DFM takes into account the…
Depending on the branch of industry, a drawing office will carry out very different types of work. An organization with a ‘design and make’ nature generally follows a plan that establishes stages in the injection molding development process, from the…
Polycarbonate injection molded lens design Poly-carbonate injection molded optics should be designed according to a set of guidelines to minimize quality issues caused by unpredictability. In the following sections, you will find design guidelines for PC injection molding of optical…
New Injection Molding Product Development The work that is undertaken by a drawing office will differ considerably based on the nature of the industry in which it operates. It usually follows that a design and build job will be structured…