Insights, news, and expert perspectives from the world of injection molding.
Properties, advantages, disadvantages, and injection molding considerations for glass-fiber-reinforced nylon. Glass-filled nylon is polyamide reinforced with chopped glass fibers — typically 15%, 30%, or 50%
Material properties, injection molding considerations, and applications for Delrin — one of the most dimensionally stable engineering plastics. Delrin is DuPont’s trade name for acetal
12 design rules that reduce tooling cost, improve part quality, and shorten development cycles — from the engineers at Texas Injection Molding. Design for Manufacturability
Understanding tooling cost, piece price, and the key factors driving injection molding program economics. Injection molding cost has two distinct components that must be understood
A practical framework for choosing between injection molding and 3D printing based on volume, geometry, material requirements, and timeline. Injection molding and 3D printing, also
Part design determines everything in injection molding. The shape of the part defines what the mold must do, what the process must achieve, and what
How glass transition temperature defines the upper thermal limit of injection molded plastics — and why it matters for material selection, mold design, and part
What V-0, V-1, V-2, HB, and 5V mean for injection molded plastic parts — and how to specify the right rating for your application. UL
Material selection is the most consequential design decision in injection molding, whether you are producing consumer products or precision industrial parts. The wrong material produces
Metal injection molding (MIM) is a manufacturing process that combines the geometric freedom of plastic injection molding with the material properties of metal. In this
