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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The injection molding process is the most commonly used manufacturing process for the fabrication of plastic parts in the world. It is so popular because of its ability to create a wide variety of items of differing sizes, shapes, and complexities. Most injection molding machines use the same process – thermoplastic conversion – to turn the plastic stock into the final molded parts, using these five basic steps: 
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