We all saw the destruction that hurricane Harvey left behind. What you may not have seen is how this hurricane completely devastated the plastic injection molding market. Southern Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast, home to about 90% of the nation’s chemical and plastics factories, is the building block for a wide range of consumer and industrial goods. This article will look at how exactly Hurricane Harvey damaged the plastics industry these past couple months. [Read more…] about Hurricane Harvey’s Effect on the Plastics Industry
Plastic Perks: Metal-To-Plastic Conversion for Parts
Over the past century, the plastics industry has saturated our world and drastically changed the way we live. Today there are high-strength polymers that can meet and even exceed metals in terms of strength and flexibility. This has had a transformative effect on parts manufacturing, allowing metal parts to be swapped out for plastic parts that provide the same structure, but with reduced weight, more design flexibility, more efficiency, and less cost. If you want to take advantage of these changes with an existing part, it’s time to look at a metal-to-plastic conversion for the component. [Read more…] about Plastic Perks: Metal-To-Plastic Conversion for Parts
Choosing the Best Resin for Your Molded Parts
Choosing the best resin plays a crucial part in about every facet of the plastic injection molding process. There are thousands of different injection molded thermoplastics to choose from with widely varying properties. With the rising popularity of plastics, they are being used in more applications than ever before because of their reputable characteristics: strength, endurance, and resistance. This article will help guide you towards a resin that would be the best match for your molded parts. [Read more…] about Choosing the Best Resin for Your Molded Parts
The Importance of Upgraded ISO Certification for Manufacturers
This topic has been popping up recently because the ISO 9001 industrial and commercial standards are currently going through an upgrade; the last time this happened was in 2008. All ISO standards are reviewed every five years to establish if there should be any modifications to the process of standard development to keep it current and relevant for the marketplace. As an ISO certified manufacturer, we highly recommend upgrading to the new quality management system, ISO 9001:2015. [Read more…] about The Importance of Upgraded ISO Certification for Manufacturers
Top Questions to Ask a Plastic Injection Molder
Are you looking for a reliable and reputable injection molder that offers plastics design and manufacturing? If so, it’s important that you do some research and assessment beforehand to guarantee your project’s success. In this blog, we have compiled the top questions that customers, who are unsure of the injection molding process, have asked. [Read more…] about Top Questions to Ask a Plastic Injection Molder
What Factors Determine the Cost of a Mold?
One of the most common questions we receive at Midstate Mold & Engineering is, “How much will a plastic injection mold cost?” Determining the cost of a mold is typically a main priority; the mold being one of the greatest upfront production costs. This article reviews a few factors that determine the cost of a mold. [Read more…] about What Factors Determine the Cost of a Mold?
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