Plastic Injection Molding services
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- 100+ Materials for Choosen
- Strict Quality Control System
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Certifications: IATF16949:2016 | ISO9001:2015
Prototool specializes in plastic injection molding, with a decade of experience that can help you avoid common challenges like insufficient capacity, uncertain design capability, unstable product quality, and untimely delivery. Our expertise extends to various industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, and medical. Our injection molding team of 50+ professionals, including designers, programmers, operators, and quality supervisors, work seamlessly with our mold team to deliver exceptional results. Our dedicated and creative team has successfully served hundreds of customers worldwide, earning consistently positive feedback.
Why Choose Us
High Quality
With experienced designers, sophisticated production team, high-end production equipment, supplemented by complete quality inspection instruments (CMM, PROJECTOR), Prototool has passed ISO9001:2015 and IATF:16949 quality certification system to make a high quality guarantee for your products.
Quick Turnaround
Prototool considers our customers' delivery times to be our life, and we do not make promises beyond our capabilities lightly. With a quicker turnaround, we help you reach the market quicker and give you an edge over your competitors.
Considerate Services
Prototool arranges professional staff to serve you throughout the entire process. Timely response and effective solutions are their fundamental capabilities. Customer satisfaction is one of our ultimate goals.
Custom Design Optimization
We offer free advice on design optimization. Appearance, usage, materials, etc. are all factors we take into account. For your products, we hold regular DFM review meetings to make reasonable assessments and recommendations
How To Work With Us
The plastic injection molding process may seem simple, but there are many parameters that need to be tightly controlled to ensure the quality and consistency of the plastic components produced.
Submit Request
To obtain a complimentary quote, please provide a product description and technical drawing with your request. Don't have a technical drawing available? Not a problem. We offer reverse engineering services as well.
DFM & Quotation
Our typical response time is within 24 hours. However, please note that the communication process may require ongoing discussions, and the entire process is completely free of charge.
Mold-making
Once the design has been approved, we will start making the mold for your plastic parts. Our team will use advanced technology and equipment to fabricate a high-quality mold that meets your specifications.
Injection Molding
Once the mold is ready, we will begin the injection molding process. Our skilled technicians will use the mold to create high-quality plastic parts consistent in shape and size. We will perform quality control checks throughout the process.
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Tolerance
Factors affecting the tolerance of injection molded parts include plastic properties, product design, mold design, injection molding process, etc. When we talk about injection molding product tolerances, it’s better to consider the appearance and function of the finished product and the cost.
Usually, Prototool takes DIN 16742 as our injection molding tolerance standard, and for the automotive industry, we comply with the QC-T-29017-1991 automotive industry tolerance standard as our standard. When the customer has special tolerance requirements, we strictly follow the requirements.
The Plastic Injection Molding Process
1.Clamping
The core and the cavity are the two main pieces of an injection mold. In the first step, during clamping, these two parts of the mold will be extruded and fit together by the machine.
2. Injection
3. Dwelling
Next is the dwelling phase, where the melted plastic is filled to the entirety of the mold through pressure. The pressure is applied directly to the mold such that the liquid fills all mold cavities, and the product comes out accurately and is identical to the mold.
4.Cooling
This process step allows the time needed for the mold to cool. If this step is performed too hastily, the products may stick together or become distorted when demolding.
5. Mold Opening
This is the opposite process of clamping. In this step, a clamping motor slowly opens the two parts of the mold to make for the safety and stability.
6. Ejection
Materials Used for Plastic Injection Molding
ABS
ABS/PC
Acetal
Acetal Homopolymer/Delrin
ETPU
HDPE
LCP
LDPE
LLDPE
Nylon
PBT
PC/PBT
PEEK
PEI
PET
PETG
PMMA (Acrylic, Plexiglas)
Polycarbonate
Polypropylene
PPA
PPE/PS
PS
PSU
TPU
More custom materials on request
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Finishing
We offer multiple finishing options to complete the plastic products made with the plastic injection molding process. You can choose from any of the following depending upon your application’s requirements:
Standard Finish
Interior, non-cosmetic finish according to the geometry of the mold.
SPI Finishes
Range of SPI finishes from Grade 3 diamond / high polish to 320 stone low polish. These Finishing options include SPI A-1, SPI A-2, SPI A-3, SPI B-1, SPI B-2, SPI B-3, SPI C-1, SPI C-2, SPI C-3, SPI D-1, SPI D-2, and SPI D-3.
Threaded Inserts
We can install the most commonly used and popular standard inserts in UNF and metric sizes.
As Molded
As the name suggests, the mold will remain ‘as it is’ – without any secondary texturing or polishing.
Mold Texturing
Creating textures on the molds so that it shows on the final product. This finishing option includes matte, swirls, patterns, and lines.
Laser Engraving
Engrave part numbers, designs, logos, or any other specified printing onto your parts.
Pad Printing
Application of an ink-based design to the surface.
Painting
Painting the surface with standard colors or Pantone matching, including Primer and topcoat. Masking available; EMI (copper) paint.
Industry Application
The Plastic Injection Molding services by us have a large variety of applications across all industries, including:
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Consumer Products
Design Services
Education
Electronics and Semiconductors
Medical and Dental
Energy
Hardware Startups
Industrial
Robotics
Supply Chain and Purchasing
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Our Strengths
Industry Expertise & Guidance
Our team of plastic injection molding experts is here to build you a plan for success for prototyping, design validation, and production applications.
Production-Grade Tools
We offer production-grade tooling to all our clients with cost-effective and quick solutions.
Complex and Custom Designs
We run tight tolerances and 2D drawings for a wide variety of industries. No matter the complexity and personalization involved, we can make it happen for you.
What is Plastic Injection Molding?
Benefits of Plastic Injection Molding
Plastic injection molding offers various benefits for all industries. Some of its top benefits include:
- Ability to produce large volumes of parts quickly
Once the process has been set up and tested, plastic injection molding machines can produce thousands of items quickly and efficiently.
- High surface quality
This process can produce high-quality parts with consistency. Plastic injection molding typically produces parts that are strong, tensile, and highly detailed.
- Cost-Effectiveness
Once the mold has been built, the cost of production per component is relatively low, especially if created in high numbers.
- Flexibility
Manufacturers can choose the mold design and type of thermoplastic, allowing them to produce a variety of components, including parts that are complex and detailed.
- Consistent and Repeatable
The process of plastic Injection molding can help produce thousands to millions of parts that are precise and accurately identical to the master mold.
F.A.Q.
Injection molding is a speedy, cost-effective, and exceptionally accurate manufacturing process that is typically used for the mass production of complex molded parts in various materials.
The time taken to create a plastic injection mold tool varies according to the complexity of the design and the possible heat treatment. However, typically, a plastic injection mold tool can be made anywhere between five days to two weeks.
Once an injection mold tool is made, plastic injection molding is the most rapid and cost-effective manufacturing process to produce large numbers of finished plastic parts. The products made with this process have excellent surface finishes with consistent and repeatable dimensional tolerances.
There is a wide range of industries using plastic injection molding, including aerospace, automotive, medical devices, consumer goods, education, energy, electronics, robotics, toys, and more.
Yes, we offer multiple colors on the same material. However, this may cost a little extra.