A custom plastic injection mold maker has expertise with designing a plastic injection mold to manufacture a unique plastic part. Custom injection mold making is used in several industries, especially those requiring new parts with new model releases such as the Automotive Industry. When new projects require complex parts that fit into existing assemblies, or critical components used in interior automotive parts, you need a precision custom plastic injection mold making company. At Michiana Global Mold, no part is too complex. We excel at designing and manufacturing precision, tight tolerance, custom designed molds for critical components. Our specialty is providing quality precision tools for complex, custom parts. Michiana Global Mold employs highly skilled designers and engineers, utilizing the latest technology to design the perfect tool for your complex part requirements. Using Unigraphics software, we can create 2D and 3D models of the optimum design, quickly identifying critical dimensional areas prior to cutting steel. Our designers and journeyman mold makers have vast experience designing complex tooling, even molds that require cam action or customized ejection systems. Your custom injection mold will be designed to run in your press, and within your unique environment. We’ll take your water lines and mounting plate into consideration for optimum placement, avoiding any future discrepancies with a smooth-running mold. Full Service Injection Mold Making Supplier Michiana Global Mold is a full-service injection mold making company, with over 600 years of combined experience. Our knowledge, expertise with mold making, and vast resources give us the opportunity to provide the best value to our customers. We have a partnership with Modular Mold Solutions, located in China, giving us the ability to source tools overseas while still providing the same quality that you expect from a superior domestic mold making supplier. Both of our locations, in China and here in the US, are registered to ISO9001, following a strict quality policy in all processes. We practice continual improvement on a regular basis, passing savings onto our customers with improved efficiencies and consistent quality. Michiana Global Mold is a full-service injection mold making company, providing high performance plastic and rubber molds to a multitude of industries including automotive, consumer products and electronics since 1964. Contact us today to learn about our free design consultation and multi-tool discount for high volume projects.
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Avoid Costly Runners A hot runner mold is desirable in situations where you would have a large runner that would go to waste, thus raising the cost with excess material. While the cost of a hot runner tool may be more than a standard cold runner mold, an economic analysis may reveal that the cost savings could pay for itself in a reasonable amount of time. This would be especially true if the material is a costly specialty raw resin. Improve Geometrical Tolerances In a hot runner mold, the material is injected directly into the cavity through a nozzle, rather than flow through the runner system. This is done with more pressure than a cold runner tool, and can improve filling and packing into critical dimensional areas. The pressure utilized in a hot runner tool can improve consistency in the molding process, thus improving the quality of the parts. Improve Cycle Time Due to the increased pressure, a hot runner tool may bring an improvement in cycle times. All plastic processors know the value of an improved cycle time as increased efficiency equates to increased profits. When applied to a multi-cavity tool on a high-volume project, the savings in cycle time alone could be quite significant, not to mention improving lead times with production parts. The volume of production required from the tool is a big consideration when weighing the benefits of a hot runner tool versus a cold runner tool. Flexible Gate Location A hot runner tool allows for flexibility with the gate location, which can be placed in the most desirable area for consistent filling and packing. In parts with high visibility, gate location is important to the aesthetics as well as function of the molded product. There are two different types of gating mechanisms for hot runner tools, a thermal gate or hot-tip gating system, or a valve gate. With a thermal gate the nozzle hardens at the tip, allowing the parts to disconnect from the nozzle prior to ejecting. In a valve gating system, a valve slides over the nozzle tip prior to ejecting, assisting with ejection if the material does not solidify completely in the tip. Michiana Global Mold has knowledge and experience designing and manufacturing precision hot runner tools for customers demanding a high level of quality. Contact Michiana Global Mold today for a free cost analysis of your next mold building project. When engineers are designing new models of mass produced parts, you want to know if your new design will function as it should in the assembled product. One way to verify your new part design is with a Prototype mold. A Prototype mold can be constructed for less money than a full size standard mold to verify the functionality of the desired part. Prototype molds are typically constructed with a less expensive material such as aluminum, non-hardened steel or P20, and usually contain just one cavity rather than multiple cavities, as only one part is needed to verify dimensions and part function. This is advantageous in many industries such as the Automotive industry, where new model year automobiles combine new parts with current parts on the same vehicle. In some designs, not all parts are updated or replaced yet all parts in any particular assembly must function perfectly together. A Prototype tool will give you the flexibility to test out and alter if need be, a newly designed part that will function to your specifications. Advantages of Prototype Molds Since Prototype tools are constructed with less expensive, and less sturdy steel, it can only be used to produce short lots for testing purposes. The material would not hold up for any large or standard production runs. This can still be a very worthwhile investment, however, especially if you are uncertain as to how the dimensions on one part will fit with your application, or if you just want to test it out prior to building the production mold. Since the Prototype tools is quite economical, it could be advantageous to start here if you have any questions about a new project. Michiana Global Mold has the resources, the experience and the experts on staff to build your Prototype tool to your specifications, allowing you to test your products prior to investing in standard mold bases. Michiana Global Mold has vast experience helping engineers and designers achieve their geometrical and dimensional goals with design assistance and Prototype Mold Construction. Contact Michiana Global Mold today to see how we can assist you with your project development goals. Experienced mold designers must know how to adapt to challenging geometrical dimensional specifications. Employing a three-plate tool can be a solution when searching for an ideal gate location, or when multiple gate locations are necessary. A three-plate tool has an additional stripper plate acting as a buffer between the injecting plate containing the multiple gate locations, and the B plate housing the cavities to mold the parts. With this precision design, the sprue is ejected in between the first and second plates, and parts eject in between the second and third plates. This allows for the parts and runner to separate, and is easily adapted with any automated auxiliary equipment just like any other mold and ejection system. A Three-plate tool design can provide a more consistent flow to cavities with multiple gates, without the need for a hot-runner tool. In most cases a three-plate tool will be less expensive than a true hot-runner tool, but still provide the increased pressure to fill and pack critical dimensional areas with an even flow of material. This is beneficial in areas containing thin walls or tight tolerances. Michiana Global Mold has vast experience designing and building complex three-plate tools for various industries, including the demanding quality standards of the Automotive industry. We have experience building three-plate tools, hot-runner tools, hot-to-cold tools, MUD units, Prototype Tools, Shuttle Molds, and more. Our vast resources allow us to provide you with complete service from design to mold construction and even product sampling. We follow a strict quality policy, adhering all processes to our ISO9001 registration. Our experience and resources allow us to provide quick turn-around on single or multi-tool projects. Contact Michiana Global Mold today for a free design consultation, and to learn more about our innovative and technologically advanced mold building capabilities. We have what it takes to be an integral part of your valuable supply chain, providing solutions to your mold building projects with quality built tools, delivered on time and to your specification. |
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