The 5 Most Common Plastic Injection Molding Defects & Their Causes
Learn more about the five most common plastic injection molding defects, their causes, and how to prevent them.
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The 5 Most Common Types of Injection Molding Materials
Learn more about the five most common types of plastic injection molding materials, their advantages and use cases, and how to select the best material.
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How Plastic Injection Molding Can Reduce Manufacturing Costs
Manufacturers in many industries rely on plastic injection molding to reduce production costs. Learn why in this article.
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4 Essential Plastic Mold Design Tips
In plastic injection molding, the final part is only as good as the mold it comes from.
This guide will discuss four essential tips to know during the mold design phase.
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When Is Overmolding Necessary?
Today’s manufacturers face a never-ending challenge—keeping costs low, maintaining consistently high product quality, keeping up with high order volume, and ensuring on-time delivery of time-critical...
Hot Runner Systems Versus Cold Runner Systems
In plastic injection molding, there are two primary ways to categorize injection molds: hot runner and cold runner. Each “system” has its advantages and disadvantages....
Two-Shot Injection Molding Versus Overmolding
Plastic injection molding is a versatile manufacturing process that helps produce thousands of products for industries such as food and beverage packaging, medical, domestic goods,...
How Injection Molding Is Used in the Automotive Industry
Today’s automotive manufacturers face multiple challenges—a competitive market, constantly-changing consumer needs, supply chain issues, and a demand for improved fuel efficiency. The automotive industry also...
What Is Thixomolding?
What is thixomolding and why do manufacturers rely on it? This article by Silver Basis Engineering answers these questions and more.
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What Are In-Mold Electronics?
Plastic injection molding has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1872 when the first injection molding machine was patented. Nowadays, injection molding...