The Advantages of Injection Moulding
At TCB-Arrow, we are specialists in the precision manufacturer of injection moulded parts, with a wealth of experience providing solutions across all market sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial and Medical industries.
But why is plastic injection moulding so popular across such a wide range of industries, and why is it one of the most commonly used methods of producing identical plastic parts in high volume?
Take a look at these advantages of plastic injection moulding to understand why it is so popular:
Enhanced Strength
The strength and durability of plastics has increased immensely over the years. Today’s range of
Thermoplastics can withstand even the harshest environments, making them as strong, or if not stronger, than metal parts. The physical attributes of a part will be determined in the design process, based on understanding the application and environment it will be used in. With over 25,000 engineered injection moulding materials to choose from, plastic can be moulded to be as flexible or rigid as required.
Complex Plastic Part Design
Injection moulding can create extremely complex parts, and produce them in high volumes with accurate repeatability. As one of the most versatile manufacturing methods, Injection moulding can produce parts for all industries. The key to consistency is precision tooling and tight Moulding process control using machine monitoring setup by skilled Process Technicians.
Colour Control
Plastic parts can be manufactured in any required colour with the use of masterbatches or compounding. 2shot+ technology means that materials and colours can be moulded simultaneously and chemically bonded during the moulding process while keeping the structural integrity of the product.
Green Possibilities
Plastic injection moulding is actually more environmentally friendly than many assume. From optimising the item’s physical properties and material content to make it as economical as possible to using environmentally friendly materials with higher sustainable and reprocessed content, at TCB-Arrow we do all that we can to make our injection moulding process greener. Aside from the moulding materials used, injection moulding is an intrinsically low-waste process. Items are designed to optimise the physical attributes of a part with the least material content using CAD design programs to achieve this.
Efficiency
Injection moulding is commonly referred to as the most efficient form of component manufacture. Production output depends on the complexity/size of the part and the size of the tool (number of cavities), cycle times can vary from 5-120 seconds. Once a product is designed and the tool is made, large-scale production of items is possible with Mould tools usually typically having a production life of millions of cycles.
As specialists in the precision manufacturer of injection moulded parts, we produce bespoke technical parts to our customers’ design and specification. We work closely with our customers, from initial concept through to product realisation, to maximise efficiency and produce high-quality products.
