Injection molded plastics have revolutionized design, innovation, and manufacturing in the 20th century. Before 1950, most products were manufactured in stamped steel, die-cast aluminum, zinc, and ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

Resin casting lets you produce parts that would be otherwise impossible to make without a full CNC and injection molding set-up. It costs about as much as a 3d printer, 300 to 600 US dollars, to get a ...

Injection-molded plastic part design is a lot like parenting. The job falls into your lap, you have zero qualifications, and yet, you are supposed to do it perfectly while blindfolded. It's difficult ...

New molding process combines three techniques to create large thick-walled parts from high-performance thermoplastic ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

Nicolet Plastics LLC, an industry leader in precision plastic manufacturing, emphasizes the critical role of injection molding by Nicolet Plastics in delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions ...

Modern engine bays are filled with black plastic where bright cast aluminum once sat, and few parts symbolize that shift more ...

Many companies find it difficult to reduce the cost of metal surgical instruments. The production, cleaning, and sterilization of metal components can be expensive, and there is little that can be ...

New Oxford, Pa.-based Covington Plastic Molding is investing $1.5 million to purchase a 65,000-square-foot facility, a new forklift and warehouse equipment. The facility, located one block from ...