Plastic Materials
The number of plastic materials is very large and ever-increasing. Plastics can be found almost everywhere in our modern world, from shopping bags to the cloth we wear. The reason why it seems like plastic can be used just about for everything is that many types of plastics exist with vastly different and adjustable properties. […]
3D Printing and Prototyping
What is 3D Printing? 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making 3D solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of […]
The Plastic Injection (Molding) Cycle
The plastic injection process pass by some phases, in this topic we will discuss all these phases in detail. Mold Closing PhaseThe mold should be closed as quickly as possible, without putting undue strain on the mold or the machine until the mold protection facility is tripped. Mold Protection PhaseThis is applied at the final […]