Computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is a necessity to injection mold makers around the globe. Injection molding today is complex with precision parts requiring tight dimensional tolerances. Thermoplastic resins provide many benefits over other materials and are being used in many critical applications worldwide, including components for the Automotive, Aerospace and Medical industries. Meeting these tight tolerances with complex injection molds requires the skilled use of CAD/CAM by an experienced injection mold design engineer.
CAD/CAM Delivers for Automotive Suppliers Automotive OEMs demand the best from their suppliers, and expect perfection with zero defects, continual improvement plans and even cost reductions. In order to satisfy the demanding requirements of the Automotive industry today, injection mold makers must operate in a lean and effective manner. Michiana Global Mold utilizes the latest in technological advancements with CAD/CAM design and mold making capabilities. Our skilled design engineers have decades of experience constructing custom, precision molds used in critical applications by OEMSs worldwide. Our design engineers can quickly identify problematic dimensional areas, and address all concerns with the customer via easy file sharing. Michiana Global Mold is experienced with UniGraphics, SolidWorks, Mold Flow Analysis, and various computer aided milling machine centers. Michiana Global Mold Offers Modern Injection Mold Making View Michiana Global Mold’s Equipment List and see why we are you one stop full service injection mold making and service facility. We currently have a full lineup of EDM and Milling centers with Charmilles, Hurco and Hansvedt to name only a few of the best names in mold making machinery. We have top of the line wire EDM, grinding, turning and drilling equipment, driven by technologically advanced CAD/CAM software and equipment. Combining advanced equipment with the skill and experience of our design engineers and journeyman mold makers, we are able to offer to you high quality precision tooling, on time and within your budget. Michiana Global Mold is an ISO Registered mold making facility serving OEMs worldwide with high performing, precision injection molds for complex components. Contact us today for a FREE cost estimate of your next injection mold project requirements.
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For full service tooling and mold making solutions, Michiana Global Mold offers a wide range of mold making and tooling capabilities. Our niche, and one area of expertise is constructing precision, custom injection molds for complex part production using quality North American or German Steel with modern equipment and technology. We meet the tight tolerances and fast deadlines of the Automotive industry, and are a valuable part of many other industrial supply chains.
Our services include much more than building new injection molds, however, and as a full-service Tool and Die Shop we can offer a wide range of comprehensive tooling services. CNC / EDM and Wire EDM Machining With the latest in modern equipment, Michiana Global Mold uses four Charmilles CNC EDM Machines, a Charmilles EDM HD20, a full line of Hansvedt EDM centers, and a 3R and Erowa Tooling Package. Our journeyman mold makers are experienced in the latest CNC EDM and Wire EDM Machinery and Equipment offering efficient tooling services. Grinding MG Mold has over a dozen Harig grinders alone, in 6 x 12 or 6 x 18 with Grind All attachments, 1 Reid, 2 Boyer, and 2 Proth and 1 Chevalier Hydraulic Surface Grinders. We can grind any surface area of any product meeting the most demanding of tolerances. Milling With more than 30 different Milling centers, we have the capacity to provide full service for even multi-tool programs with quick lead times. Our full line of milling centers include 1 Hwacheon 20,000 RPM High Speed Mill, 2 Fanuc Robodrill 20,000 RPM, over a dozen Hurco CNC Machining and Milling centers, 11 Bridgeport Milling Machines and various other milling machines fill our large capacity production area. Sampling and Inspection Michiana Global Mold will sample your tool in the selected material, providing first shots to your specification prior to tool delivery. We provide the highest of quality and inspection services Engineering Changes and Tool Adaptations For all tooling processes, including Engineering changes and tool adaptations call on your one stop, full service tool and mold shop, Michiana Global Mold. Michiana Global Mold has been supplying high-performance tight tolerance precision injection molds since 1952! Contact us today for a FREE no-obligation design consultation for your next mold making or tooling project. Michiana Global Mold, located in Mishawaka, Indiana, is a world class superior injection mold supplier with locations in the USA and China. Our partnership with Modular Molds in China allows us to offer our customers offshore tooling with competitive prices, while still providing the same level of excellence they are accustomed to from our location in the United States. Modular Molds is a large capacity, more than 40,000 square foot facility, with the capacity and resources to handle large and multi-tool programs. This location has a primary focus on new tool builds, although any type of mold is available whether constructing inserts and cavities, or a partially completed full size mold to be finished in our Indiana location. Our China location has the resources to provide full service injection mold making with additional resources to assure the highest of quality standards. Modular Molds is also registered to ISO9001, just like our Indiana location, with both facilities following a strict quality policy with focus on continual improvement and total customer satisfaction. Our China location offers use of the latest technology, such as:
The key to a quality part, begins with a quality tool. At Michiana Global Mold, we offer the best in quality meeting our customer’s most demanding specifications, with quality tools delivered on time. We offer offshore mold pricing with full domestic support. All tools constructed in China undergo full inspection at our Indiana location prior to shipping. We offer offshore molds with the same quality as our USA location, and discounts on multi-tool programs. Michiana Global Mold is your full service one stop shop for quality tooling and mold making services. We have been manufacturing custom, precision injection molds for over 50 years, meeting and exceeding our customer expectations with quality tools delivered on time. Contact us today for a FREE design consultation, and learn how Michiana Global Mold will add value to your supply chain. Experience There are at least three very important factors when looking for a qualified mold builder: Experience, Technology, and Resources. Experience is crucial when designing and building complicated, precision injection molds. An experienced mold designer and mold builder will have encountered many situations that enhance even the most skilled and experienced mold designer. As in any other situation, one continues to draw form their experiences. Even with technology and resources, nothing can provide you with the knowledge and ability to recognize solutions like experience. At Michiana Global Mold, we have been supplying the automotive industry with precision complex tool designs and injection molds for over 52 years! We have a combined experience of over 600 years with our skilled designing engineers and journeyman mold makers. Technology Technology is a very important factor in any design, construction or manufacturing operation and is no different for injection mold making. Gone are the days where the journeyman mold maker will carve out the steel cavities by hand, meeting tight tolerances within a thousandth of an inch, (the width of a human hair)! Journeyman mold makers possess a great mathematical mind that is necessary to build precision tools, but the technology is ever changing, aiding and assisting with complex tool designs. Michiana Global Mold has an impressive line-up of technologically advanced machinery and equipment, including several EDM and CNC machines, Milling Centers, Wire EDM, Saw, Drilling equipment, Grinders, and many more new and impressive machines giving us the capability meet your tight deadlines with precision tools delivered in spec, and on time. Resources Having enough manpower and equipment is necessary to meet tight deadlines on multi-tool projects. A large capacity tool shop with various milling centers and technologically advanced software programs is vital to timely injection mold construction. Global resources are also important in the mold making industry, as many OEM’s and manufacturers want the cost effectiveness of offshore molds. It can be tricky to find a mold builder with offshore resources, that can still manage your project with clear communication in a timely manner. Michiana Global Mold has a large capacity tool shop in the heart of the mid-west in the United States, and has a partnership with Modular Mold in China, offering our customers the best of both situations. If you need globally sourced injection molds, Michiana Global Mold has the solution for you, providing offshore molds with domestic pricing. Our US location is also fully staffed with expert design engineers, and journeyman mold makers, giving you decades of experience. This experience, combined with our technologically advanced equipment and vast resources allows us to provide the most cost effective solution to your mold building requirements. Contact Michiana Global Mold today to learn how we can assist you with your ever changing, and demanding supply chain requirements. We have the experience, technology, and the resources to give you the best mold building solution available, whether from our domestic or offshore location. Consumer products is a very broad industry, encompassing everything from appliances, electronic components, household goods and toys to more complex products used in automotive and aerospace functions. No matter the purpose, all injection molded consumer products must first begin with a quality built injection mold produced with quality steel. As design engineers are aware, a quality part begins with a quality tool. When designing a critical consumer product, involving an experienced mold builder early in the design phase of your project can reap big benefits in time saved developing superior products. An experienced mold designer can utilize CAD/CAM software and simulation designs alerting a product development engineer of critical areas that may succumb to underfill or breakage. Michiana Global Mold is experienced with manufacturing precision tools for numerous consumer product applications including electronics, high end business furniture, skylight frames, appliance parts and assemblies and critical automotive parts. We have vast experience producing plastic and rubber molds of any variation including:
We can provide you with early design consultation, expert mold construction and product sampling. Tool status reports are provided upon request keeping your project on schedule. Michiana Global Mold is a valuable addition to any supply chain, providing high performance, quality tools on time, and to your specification. Michiana Global Mold has been producing high performance plastic and rubber molds used in a multitude of industries including consumer products, electronics and automotive since 1964. Contact us today to learn about our multi-tool discount and for a free design consultation. Constructing an injection mold for small electronic parts requires skill and experience, coupled with quality tools and equipment. Plastic injection molding of electronic components can be tricky with thin walls in tight spaces and intricate critical dimensions. Custom electronic parts are molded out of various materials including thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), polycarbonates (PC), polypropylene (PP), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). When constructing the mold to make these types of parts and components, you need an experienced mold maker that knows the properties of the various types of polymers and how they will flow in your mold. We have the ability to provide mold-flow analysis, identifying any critical geometrical areas prior to cutting steel. Michiana Global Mold has the skill and the experience to provide a class A quality tool on time and within your budget. We specialize in highly complicated electronic part molds requiring a high level of skill and precision. Since precision, custom molds are our specialty, we can provide to you the most value for your investment. We understand the importance quality, timely mold production, to ensure that your project is up and running with quality parts and components when you need them. Our skilled moldmakers have been supplying quality tools for electronics parts and components for over 50 years, satisfying stringent quality requirements for various industries including Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and other various industries requiring precision electrical housings and electro-mechanical switches. Michiana Global Mold utilizes the latest technology with our CAD/CAM software and integration with our milling machines. Our highly skilled staff is comprised of a very experienced cross-functional team, providing exemplary service to each and every customer. Total Customer Satisfaction is our main goal. As an ISO9001:2015 Registered mold making company, we will add value to your supply chain with adherence to our Quality Policy, providing best in class quality tools, on time and in spec. Michiana Global Mold has the experience and the skilled staff to provide a quality tool, on time, and to your specification even in tight tolerance, critical areas. Contact us today to learn how we can work together to produce custom, precision electronic parts and components. Molding With Plastic Resin
Resin injection molding is the manufacturing process of molding raw plastic pellet into usable parts. Thermoplastic resin is the most common type of plastic used in the polymer molding process. The resin, or plastic pellets, is used by injection molders to make parts for a wide variety of industries. Custom injection molding is the process used by custom molders to make parts that are designed by others, typically engineers in the Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, or Medical field. Injection molding is also used for the Furniture, Construction, and Toy industries, although precision molding is required for the former mentioned industries requiring a high level of quality with tight tolerances. Each resin has a melt temperature when it becomes pliable, which allows it to flow through an injection molding press, into a barrel and screw, where it is injected with pressure into a steel mold forming the desired parts. After forming, the mold ejects the parts and closes again to prepare for another cycle. Characteristics of Thermoplastic Resins Thermoplastic resins have a unique ability to be strong and durable, yet also lightweight which makes is a desirable material for several functional parts. They can be reinforced with glass filled polymers, or they can have a rubber like appearance, and several variations in between. They can be made into virtually any color, size or shape. This flexibility is the main reason that plastic resins are the material of choice for supplying various industries with necessary functional parts. Some examples:
The experienced molder has all procedures in place to provide full traceability throughout the resin injection molding process up to and including shipment of quality parts that meet or exceed customer specifications, along with proper documentation. Contact Michiana Global Mold today to see how we can help you with your injection molding needs. Searching for a China injection mold provider can be incredibly difficult and time consuming. There are plenty of blogs and articles that cover different aspects of what you need to consider, but you"ll need a list. This ensures that you look at all of your potential China injection mold source options and the range of questions you need to ask.
Remember, the cost is not your only consideration. Things like shipping time, communication, and QA process play very important roles in determining if a particular China injection mold provider is cost effective. Your Sourcing Options You have three options for finding a provider in China:
However, when you take the following considerations into account, you will see the initial cost for the domestic provider has some distinct advantages, including easier negotiations, design time, and predictable delivery times. Considerations and Questions When you talk to each of your potential sourcing options, the following considerations and questions will help you determine if the source is likely to meet your needs. Communication This is one of the biggest potential issues, particularly during the design phase. You need to be able to talk to the people who are responsible for the designs. There are several potential communication issues to consider:
Planning is one of the most important aspects as it sets the tone for the entire project. Here are the things to consider for the planning phase:
Make sure that you discuss your QA needs and shipping expectations. If you are working on a tight deadline, you need to make sure that the product is high quality and can be turned around quickly. Finding the right China plastic injection molding provider is a difficult decision. With a number of different considerations to make, you want to get it right the first time. You will also need to be prepared to negotiate.
Research Research is essential to avoid making the wrong decision, which can cost you not only money but a lot of time, and potentially customers. There are three sourcing options:
The material used for the China plastic injection molding is one of the most important aspects because it determines the durability of your final product. If you do not specify what materials you want used at the beginning, you may end up with a product that does not meet your expectations. Materials Originating in China Many Chinese mold makers have their own material providers. This means without specifying the type of material, you are almost guaranteed to have a final product made that uses steel produced in China. The Chinese regulations and standards are typically lower than steels made in Europe and North America. As a result, your final product may wear down faster, be more fragile, and require more frequent replacements. Materials Originating in Europe This is easily the most cost effective material. European standards are comparable to the standards of North America, but the product has a much shorter distance to travel. Testing Mold testing often requires the use of a representative to conduct a review at the facility to check the functionality and quality of the product. If you have tune-ins built into the contract, you will have a better product by the time you send your representative to conduct the review. Lead Times The shipping lead times are important because the different sourcing options handle shipping differently. Having excessively long lead times could end up negating cost savings. The following are important to know before you sign anything:
Insert molds are one of the more difficult types of injection mold types. Injection mold makers have to consider several different areas to complete the final mold. Insert molds can combine plastics and metals (and some other types of materials) so that the final part can connect to different parts of the final product. Custom mold makers typically have to ensure the insert mold is wear resistant, has a reduced weight, conductivity, and tensile strength.
Insert mold makers must create parts that can be molded into other plastic components. There are a wide range of applications for insert molds, such as screws, studs, pins, rivets, tubes, bushings, and surface mount pads. The custom injection molds have to be able to create parts that are more durable and sturdy than other molds because they will be used with metal, which can be very harsh on plastics. The purpose of insert molds is to reinforce the final product. They reduce the amount of time required to assemble parts, the cost of labor, and improve the strength of the final product. As they are meant to be made of durable plastics, they also help to reduce the weight of the part. This particular mold type follows the same process as other injection molds. The primary differences are the design and QA processes. The design has to meet strict requirements to ensure the insert will be able to function as intended. The following are the two most common considerations during the design process:
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