Molding News
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Elements Of Design: Dealing With Suspect Parts
3/11/2021
Injection molding has numerous key parameters that must tie together in order to make a repeatable molding process. Learn about a solution that utilizes cavity pressure curves, key process parameter tolerances, and automation to automatically reject parts that do not make the cut in the molding process.
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How Thin Can We Go?
7/13/2020
One of the most common questions from medical OEMs seems simple: How thin can we go? But the answer is: it depends. One of the main factors is material choice. While there may be many questions involved in figuring out how thin you can go, this article offers some insights.
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Navigating From Additive Manufacturing To Injection Molding
9/23/2019
Engineers, designers, and product developers have found these two processes work well together in the product lifecycle, starting with the design-risk mitigation of 3D printing prototyping and then shifting to the manufacturing method of injection molding for higher volumes.
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5 Ways To Ensure An Accurate and Timely Injection Molding Quote
8/10/2017
If you are planning a plastic injection molding project, and want to ensure excellence and product delivery - review these five considerations to make certain the result is exactly what you need.
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What Are Antimicrobial Materials For Plastic Injection Molding?
8/11/2015
When antimicrobial materials are used in plastic injection molding for medical device components, the reduction in infection is significant and measurable. By Rena Ivory, Crescent Industries, Inc.
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How To Choose Injection Molding Partners, Part 1
7/10/2015
Selecting the right injection molding partner is crucial for a successful project. The costs and timescales can be a significant part of a project budget.
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The 3 Things Every Medical Device Developer, Manufacturer, And OEM Should Know About Injection Molding
7/10/2015
Injection molding is used extensively throughout the medical device industry. In the continued search for compliant, cost effective production methods, more and more companies are switching to fabrication techniques that offer economies of scale, such as injection molding, for both high and low volume production.
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Thermoplastic Injection Molding Design For Medical Prototyping — Key Considerations
5/13/2015
Like many industries, the development path for medical devices differs with every product and its unique requirements. However, all medical devices have a series of FDA approval gates to clear and clinic trials to administer and analyze that often dictate a device’s path to market.
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Top Ten Tips For Medical Micro Molding
3/4/2015
This paper includes information on the differences between micro, miniature, and small parts, the impacts material selection can make, maintaining manufacturability as sizes become smaller, and much more. Download it to better understand the micro molding process.
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Top Ten Tips For Designing Silicone Medical Components
3/4/2015
Silicone is biocompatible, inert and stable, flexible, has a low compression set with a wide range of durometers, and offers superior heat resistance. While these properties make it ideal for medical device components, up-front design considerations should be taken into account as well.