Plastic Injection Molding is a manufacturing process that produces plastic parts by injecting materials into the mold. It is a swift process for producing plastic items in large numbers.
Some of the merits of this method when compared to any other process; is that it is accurate, flawless, reasonable price, completely safe, etc.
But did you know that there are different types of injection molding as well. They are as follows:
Die Casting
Injection Molding of Liquid Silicone Rubber
Metal Injection Molding
Reaction Injection Molding
Thin-wall Injection Molding
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- Injection Molding of Liquid Silicone Rubber
Injection molding of liquid silicone rubber in short referred to LSR is a process of producing flexible, durable parts in huge quantity.
Applications: General applications for LSR products need high precision and the some products include electric connectors, multi-pin connectors, seals, sealing membranes, etc.
Benefits: Some of the benefits of this type of injection molding include: they do not produce any by-products and compressibility is its intrinsic characteristic.
- Metal Injection Molding:
In short referred to as MIM, Metal Injection Molding is also termed as Powder Injection Molding or PIM. It utilizes standard injection molding machines and some metals like from alloy steels to nickel alloys to cobalt alloys and stainless steel.
Applications: Few products of PIM are used in a commercial, dental, industrial, aerospace, medical, firearms, etc.
Benefits: Some of the advantages of PIM or MIM include: they’re cost-effective in nature when manufacturing huge quantities, less production time, etc.
- Reaction Injection Molding:
Reaction injection molding in short referred to as RIM is very much alike injection molding. But in this type of molding process thermosetting polymers are utilized.
And this polymer needs a curing reaction to happen inside the mold.
Except thermosetting polymers are used, which requires a curing reaction to occur within the mold.
Applications: Few products made with the assistance of RIM include fenders, air spoilers, automotive bumpers, etc.
Benefits: Some of the pros of RIM type of injection molding when compared to other kinds of Injection molding are that it can form products that are flexible in nature, light in weight, very strong.
*The subset of RIM is called Structural Reaction Injection Molding (SRIM) and if reinforcing agents are included into it the mixture; it is called as Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding (RRIM).
- Thin-wall Injection Molding
Thin wall injection molding focuses on mass production of plastic parts which are thin and light in material so that material cost savings can be made and cycle times can be little.
Shorter cycle times would mean higher productivity and lower costs for each part.
Applications: Some of the applications include food packaging, automotive, mobile telecommunications, computing equipment, etc.
Benefits: Few of the benefits include reasonable in price, safe for usage, and think parts can produced from sustainable plastics,
