Molding News

  1. Choosing A Partner For Micro-Molded, High-Precision, Silicone Implantable Parts 9/1/2022

    Micro molding is used for products that require tolerances within the micron range, including components in minimally invasive surgical tools, valves, and seals.

  2. Jump Start Product Development With Rapid Prototyping 8/30/2022

    Injection molding and 3D printing are complementary techniques, not adversaries when it comes to prototyping. The use of one versus the other is purely situational.

  3. Using Liquid Injection Molding (LIM) For Medical Device Manufacturing 6/13/2022

    Within the world of medical device manufacturing, liquid injection molding (LIM) is a process that provides several benefits over other methods. Product strength and reduced weight, all while being more cost effective than some other alternatives, and still producing an end product within the set parameters of the device and regulatory bodies are some of those benefits.

  4. What Is Innovation? No, Seriously… 4/1/2022

    Innovation involves putting your pride on the line, setting a clear goal, face planting over and over, and obsessing over that goal even when you are convinced it’s a lost cost.

  5. MTD Micro Molding Commemorates Grand Opening Of Facility Expansion 6/10/2021

    MTD Micro Molding celebrated the grand opening of its expanded medical micro injection molding facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 27. Guests included industry partners and community leaders, who had the opportunity to tour the new space in person.

  6. Precision Molding: Getting It Right The First Time 4/23/2021

    Precision injection molding ensures that, regardless of the annual production volumes, the process can be consistently repeatable. Learn the critical steps that need to be considered for success with an injection molding project in order to get the process right the first time.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.