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 ...

This book provides design engineers, toolmakers, moulding technicians and production engineers with an in depth guide to the design and manufacture of mould tools that work successfully in production.

Nicolet Plastics' design, tooling, and material suggestions were cost-effective without sacrificing performance A mold and tool specialist helped to optimize the design of a breast coil system and ...

Most of the plastic objects we see are created using injection molding, but designing such molds is a difficult task, usually requiring experts. Now, computer scientists from the Institute of Science ...

There are many flavors of engineering software that target specific manufacturing processes. For example, CimatronE CAD/CAM software from the Cimatron Group in Israel, lets users handle all aspects of ...

Using 3D printing technologies for composite tooling is no longer new, though uptake is still limited and there is enormous potential for growth across the composite industry. The last decade has seen ...

Manufacturer Expands Capabilities to Include Thermoformed 3-D Products A manufacturer creates ergonomic silicone handles for use on a variety of medical devices. The handles are produced using a ...

The embedding solution is a one-step process that removes the need for any secondary processes like drilling or punching to insert a fastener. “At bigHead we don’t just make fasteners,” said Matt ...

There are thousands of designers who design injection molded parts but there is an elite group within this large community who can actually design parts for injection molders. Injection molded product ...