Why Plastic Injection Molding

With so many plastic processes available why would you choose plastic injection molding to manufacture your product or pack?

Cost Effective

• Very little post production work required because the parts are finished upon ejection.
• Reduction of waste (time and material).
• Reduced manual labour.
• High production output makes plastic injection molding more efficient. More parts per cycle.

Speed

• Plastic injection molding can produce an incredible amount of parts per hour using a single mold.
• The actual molding process is very quick compared to other methods of molding.
• A majority of the injection moulding process is automated, performed by machines and robotics which a sole operator can control and manage.

Customisation

• Tool is designed around customer requirements: quantities required, cavitation and cycle time.
• Once you have a tool made, without lots of difficulty, you can change the material and colour of the part being produced.
• More than one material may be used at the same time when utilising co-injection molding.

Decoration

• Injection molds are subject to extremely high pressure. Complex and intricate shapes can easily be manufactured.
• In Mold Decoration technology allows the label to be molded together with the plastic parts, requiring no secondary process.
• Secondary processes: foil printing, pad printing, label application.

Quality

• Same consistent product, every time. Computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) ensures close tolerances during the making of the molds.
• Molds are durable and have a long life span, producing millions of parts during its lifetime.
• Furthermore, automation allows for making precise and accurate injection molds.

Environment

• Most plastics are recyclable. e.g. Amaray regrind up all plastic waste and defective parts, and reuse it.
• Reduces carbon emissions and avoids landfill.
• Government plastic recycling targets have increased.
• Most rigid plastics can be disposed of in Household Collection Bins.