At Midstate, we make molds and parts for all kinds of products. One of our leading markets is making high-quality parts for the medical field. We understand the importance of absolute certainty and consistency when creating these parts due to their significance. We have molded parts for the medical industry for many years and we are ISO 9001:2008 certified to uphold our high standards and quality.
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Five Steps of the Thermoplastic Conversion Process
The injection molding process is the most commonly used manufacturing process for the fabrication of plastic parts in the world. It is so popular because of its ability to create a wide variety of items of differing sizes, shapes, and complexities. Most injection molding machines use the same process – thermoplastic conversion – to turn the plastic stock into the final molded parts, using these five basic steps: [Read more…] about Five Steps of the Thermoplastic Conversion Process
Most Common Thermoplastics Used In Injection Molding
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hermoplastic injection molding is the most common way to manufacture parts. Thermoplastics are polymers that can be repeatedly molten or softened by heating and solidified by cooling—as a physical change rather than a chemical change that takes place during the creation of thermoset materials. It is important to distinguish what type of thermoplastic should be used for the type of product you want us to help you create. Below are the most common thermoplastics used in injection molding.
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15 Plastic Injection Molding Top Key Terms
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hen you meet your plastic injection molding expert, you might be surprised at the amount of industry specific terms they use. Like most industries, plastic injection molding is a specialized field with a lot of jargon which is very clear to industry insiders, but can leave the rest of the general population totally lost. So, if you are about to meet with your plastic injection molding manufacturer, here are some of the molding top key terms you should be familiar with before you pick up the phone or step through the door.
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Injection Molding vs 3D Printing
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t appears 3D printing and injection molding are at odds with each other, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. 3D printing and injection molding are not competing technologies so much as they are complimentary. They both primarily produce parts from plastics, capable of high degrees of geometric complexity, and are used for manufacturing and rapid prototype generation. There is a need for both types of this technology in manufacturing.
Using Biopolymer Molding Plastics
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he discovery of plastics revolutionized our society by introducing lightweight and strong products with many uses. Plastics are used to manufacture an incredible amount of products we use every day—and that amount is only rising. People now understand that plastics are not environmentally friendly to our ecosystem. They have become a greater part of the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream—growing from less than one percent in the 1960s to 13 percent in 2014. Now, recycling plastics or switching to biopolymer plastics have become a huge factor in our everyday lives. Not just at home, but many companies are taking the initiative to go green and be responsible for our future.
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