Point-of-purchase display components require rugged construction in combination with an attractive appearance.AtThe Rodon Group, we injection molded a range of products, including items such as pegboard hooks, shelf dividers, and product stops for one of the leading companies in the point-of-purchase display industry.This project highlights our ability to provide value-added services in conjunction with close tolerance injection molding that equates to cost savings over the entire product lifecycle.
Working with the customer supplied prints, we first focused our attention on mold design.Our goal, as always, was to construct molds that would lead to volume high quality while minimizing production costs.By paying detailed attention to aspects such as cavity dimensions, gate location, venting, cooling systems, and more, we achieved optimal cycle times while upholding tolerances as close as ± 0.005" across varying complexities in part geometry.One critical feature of these parts was a fine quality surface, so we leveraged the capability of our EDM equipment.This allowed us to create a very fine finish on the mold cavities to add clarity and quality to the surface of the finished part with no extra processing required.
In the past, many businesses operated on the assumption that their vendors were in compliance with the latest rules and regulations regarding their industry.Technology and materials were limited, so buyers worked with manufacturers who could produce the best product often without clearly defined quality guidelines or parameters.
Speed and efficiency in plastic injection molding equate to cost savings.So, it is no surprise that robots play an important role in improving the manufacturing process.From simple sprue pickers to complex automated End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT), the industry is taking advantage of this automation trend.
In today's manufacturing environment, plastics are being used to make a wide variety of items, and each application requires a special manufacturing process that can mold the part based on its specifications.If you're looking to manufacture a plastic part, one of the first things you'll need to determine is the type of molding that would be best for your particular application.At The Rodon Group, we specialize in high volume, custom injection molding.This article provides a brief overview of the 5 different types, their advantages and applications.
A common question for designers and engineers is "How much will a plastic injection mold cost?" It makes sense.Injection moldsrepresent the greatest expense in upfront production costs.And, there are many factors that go into determining the cost.With any custom injection molding project, your injection molder will be able to give you the final price tag.
In this article, we will review the variables that can impact the cost so that you can be better informed in making a mold purchasing decision.
The number of polymer compounds has grown over the past 20 years. As a result, plastics are being used in more applications than ever before. These materials are gaining a reputation for strength and endurance. Combine these improvements with the advantages of corrosion resistance and aesthetic appeal and plastics are taking center stage in the manufacturing of many consumer and industrial components. Due to their versatility, strength and light weight characteristics, plastics are taking a larger role in the transportation, medical and construction industries.
Seven hundred pounds of hardened stainless steel.That's the average weight of an injection mold.Some can weigh over a ton, some just a few hundred pounds, but any way you slice it, you certainly wouldn't want one to fall on your foot.
Increasing use of thermoplastics in manufacturing took place during the middle of the past century, coming on especially strong during the war years, 1940-45, where many applications substituted the use of plastics for metal. Even in the sixties it was a booming and yet still infant, emerging technology. The 1967 movie, "The Graduate," starringDustinHoffmanand AnneBancroft, made a powerful reference to the promise that plastics held in the American economy when, upon college graduation, the character BenjaminBraddockreceived a one-word piece of advice from a family friend. "Plastics," he was told, as if this material was destined to be the next great breakthrough, which it was.
High schools and colleges throughout the country pay tribute to Rube Goldberg's legacy every year thoughThe Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. According to the contest website "The Rube Goldberg Machine Contests bring Goldberg's cartoons to life as a way of helping students transcend traditional ways of looking at problems, taking them into the intuitive chaotic realm of imagination.The resulting inventions are collections of bits and pieces, parts of now useless machines, cobbled together to achieve an innovative imaginative, yet somehow logical contraption to meet the annual contest challenge."
