Injection Molding Gate Types

Injection Molding Gate Types A gate is a designed small opening to allow the melted plastics into the mold cavity, a successful gate design is determined by gate type, dimensions, location, it’s deeply related with the materials been used, the type of mold plates, and economic factors. Gate design is one of the most important…

Hinge Pin

Hinge Pin A hinge pin is a piece of cylindrical metal that holds together the two arms of a hinge in such a manner that the arms can freely pivot around the pin. A basic hinge has three parts: the hinge pin and two arms. For those two arms, one is typically attached to a…

Vacuum Forming

Vacuum Forming Vacuum forming, also known as thermoforming, is a technique to shape a variety of plastics to a mold called a buck. A vacuum form table is not a complicated piece of technology — it requires mechanisms to heat plastic and pour it over a sample, and a chamber from which all the air…

Helical Spring

Helical Spring A helical spring is a coiled mechanical device which stores and releases energy to absorb impacts or shock and to resist either compression or pulling forces between objects. It is typically a cylinder shaped spring with any number of progressive coils. The wires used to manufacture helical springs are generally specially tempered after…

Diecast Toys

Diecast Toys Diecast toys are detailed copys, often to scale, of actual cars, boats, planes, trains and other popular childhood playthings. They are manufactured by the die cast process and are made of metal and plastic and finished in great detail.The process of die casting allows manufacturers to shape metal into a desired form with…

Medical Injection Molding

Medical Injection Molding Medical injection molding is a method used in the creation of plastic or silicone parts that are used for medical procedures. The plastic or silicone parts may include tools for surgery or parts that will be placed inside the human body. The process of medical injection molding differs from typical plastics injection…