Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

ZHONGSHAN, China, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "Common Injection Molding Design Mistakes and Optimization Guide" was not just breaking news within the First Mold, but a major announcement. The ...

Explore six key early decisions in DFM for injection molding to avoid common pitfalls, ensure production success, reduce ...

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 ...

A Mold-Vac air-evacuation system reduces part-reject rates and tool-steel wear and improves molding operations at Mid South, especially when the shop runs highly corrosive mold materials like PPS.

Molding operations are highly dependent on productivity, efficiency, down time, and scrap levels. Failure in any of these categories can be catastrophic. One of the most critical procedures in any ...

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...