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Thermoplastic Highlight: Polypropylene in Plastic Injection Molding

A close-up of a plumbers hands installing red and blue insulated polypropylene pipes.

Plastic injection molding offers a wide variety of resins providing all sorts of unique characteristics. But polypropylene is one of the most popular material choices for businesses looking to create tough and flexible parts. The customizability, easy processing traits, and affordability of this plastic allow it to be used in many diverse applications. If you’re wondering whether you should consider this material for your next project, we’re here to help by providing the benefits, types, and applications of polypropylene in plastic injection molding.

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Thermoplastic Highlight: Polycarbonate for Injection Molding

Polycarbonate safety goggles, a yellow hard hat, and white cloth gloves on top of a wooden surface.

Plastic injection molding has the benefits of working with many different thermoplastics, each with its own unique characteristics. One of the most common types used in the industry is polycarbonate. You might have heard this plastic used in discussions about transparent roofing or in ads about luggage, headlights, and goggles. In products like these, the features of this transparent and resilient thermoplastic cannot be understated. Let’s discuss the details of polycarbonate for injection molding and whether it’s the right material for your next project.

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Injection Molding Thermoplastic Highlight: Polyethylene

Close up of polyethylene corrugated tubing used for electrical installation.

Plastic injection molding is ideal for achieving fast production of a vast array of parts. This wide range of applications is made possible due to the large selection of thermoplastic materials – one of the leading examples being polyethylene. This polymer is one of the most widely produced plastics in the world, and its many subtypes make it suitable for any number of complex designs. To truly understand the benefits of this polymer, let’s take a moment to highlight the injection molding thermoplastic, polyethylene.

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Thermoplastic Highlight: ABS Plastic for Injection Molding

Colorful plastic blocks made out of ABS plastic.The great thing about working with plastics is there are many to choose from for their different characteristics, abilities, composition, durability, price-points, and more. These can range from plastics that is as hard as metal to plastics that are designed to flex when molded properly as a living hinge. From this wide array of plastics, let’s look at one of the most common types of plastic used: ABS plastic, and why you can find it in everything from drainage pipes to LEGO bricks. [Read more…] about Thermoplastic Highlight: ABS Plastic for Injection Molding