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The Manufacturing Differences Between Injection Molding and Blow Molding

Close up scene the orange plastic bottle container manufacturing process by blow mold machine.

Plastic is a fantastic material because of its versatility. When it comes to manufacturing parts, the sheer number of plastics you can use is only rivaled by the manufacturing processes to make them. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses and its own economical niches to fill, but you should compare all before using one over the other. Today we’re looking at the manufacturing differences between injection molding and blow molding and comparing the pros and cons to help you make an informed decision going forward with your next project.

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Getting Started with Plastic Injection Molding for Medical Devices

Blurred image of medical beds and other medical devices in a hospital.

Whether you’re an established business looking to start manufacturing with plastic injection molding or a newcomer to the medical devices industry, it’s important to know how (and when) to start the process of talking to a mold maker and plastic injection molding manufacturer. Unsurprisingly, medical devices are held to a higher standard of quality and manufacturing than most plastic injection parts, so working with someone skilled in that market who understands the standards is vital.

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Is Your Manufacturer Providing Plastic Injection Mold Care?

3D model of a plastic injection mold/plastic injection tool.

While for many engineers, planning and building their devices is the most exciting part of the process, it isn’t the last. Making sure those devices are properly used and maintained is key to ensuring they function for as long as possible. So, after you’ve spent so much time and money on an injection mold, you need to exercise care over who uses that mold to manufacture parts. And care is the right word—injection mold care—as proper maintenance and storage will make sure your mold lasts longer and makes more parts, defect free.

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The Difference Between Normal and Medical Plastic Injection Molded Parts

Medical devices with blurred background in hospital.

We’re proud to be a mold maker and plastic parts manufacturer with many clients from the medical market. For those outside or just starting in the medical industry, it can be surprising how different and rigorous the demands and tolerances for medical plastic injection molded parts is vs. their commercial industry counterparts. Today, we’d like to look at three major places—plastics, QA, and traceability—these parts need to excel at to meet the requirements of the medical industry and patient use.

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Making the Switch to Plastic Injection Molded Parts

Plastic injection molding machine at work at an expo.

Whether you’ve always used parts manufactured from other materials or are just exploring your options, you might be surprised by what modern plastics can do. From having the strength and rigidity of metals to the transparency and chemical resistance of glass, modern-day plastics can be used to replace other materials in your parts, with added bonuses such as less weight and complexity and lower cost. Interested in making the switch to plastic injection molded parts? Let’s go over everything you need to know.

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Resin, Polymer, and Plastic: What Difference Do These Terms Have?

Hands holding green resin pellets above a bag filled with more.

If you’re looking at plastic manufacturing, you’re going to see these three terms a lot: resin, polymer, and plastic. Sometimes they are used seemingly interchangeably, and other times seem to refer to specific kinds of feedstock or products. Today, we’re going to demystify the difference between these terms as well as give you some useful starting places if you’re just getting into plastic use in the injection molding industry.

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