Injection Molding Processes
Make the move from prototyping to on-demand manufacturing for affordable, high-quality molded parts within days. Better yet, your prototyping tool is free once you shift to an on-demand manufacturing tool. Working with a single supplier that provides free design consultation services also massively speeds up the manufacturing process, allowing for greater supply chain flexibility, more consistent parts, and making qualification a breeze.
Additional Capabilities for Injection Molding Orders
Advantages of Injection Molding
Injection molding is plastic manufacturing process that can produce high quality parts at scale. It’s typically used for low- to high-volume production but our aluminum tooling can also make prototyping runs economical.
- Low cost at higher volumes
- Exceptional part cosmetics and surface finish
- Repeatable
- Complex parts
- Low scrap rate
- Large selection of thermoplastic and thermoset materials
Injection Molding Applications
Injection molding is widely used for plastic part production in medical, consumer, and automotive industries. Typical parts include:
- Housings
- Brackets
- Gears
- Single-use medical parts
- Electrical connectors
- Syringes
- Containers
Injection Molding FAQs
How much does injection molding cost?
expand_less expand_moreBecause of the initial capital investment in tooling, injection molding makes sense for higher volumes of parts. Our mold cost starts at $1,495 and will vary depending on part geometry and complexity. Other factors that will impact injection molding cost are lead times and material.
Do you do production molding?
expand_less expand_moreYes, we offer a production tooling option called on-demand manufacturing. This tooling option provides several benefits: lower piece part price, multi-cavity capabilities, guaranteed tooling for the life of the project (we will cut a new tool if it wears out), and first article inspections.
What are your tolerances for molded parts?
expand_less expand_moreIn most cases, we can maintain a machining tolerance of +/- 0.003 in. (0.08mm) with an included resin tolerance that can be greater than but no less than +/- 0.002 in./in. (0.002mm/mm).
What is the maximum part size for injection molding?
expand_less expand_moreThe largest size we can support with plastic injection molding is 18.9 in. x 29.6 in. x 8 in. (480mm x 751mm x 203mm).
