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.
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An Overview of the Benefits of ISO9001
There are many benefits of ISO certification, a globally recognized and accepted set of quality standards applicable to companies in various industries. Conforming to ISO9001:2015 provides many benefits to manufacturers in all industries including plastic and steel production for automotive, consumer electronics and military and defense. Businesses that provide design work such as injection mold makers have additional standards and responsibility to their customers, and the supply chain to which they contribute. Producing quality product, on time, and within customer specifications is key to providing exemplary customer service. ISO standards prompt companies to detail and audit all systems in their business, implementing corrective actions when those processes are not meeting their goals, applied to all processes, not just manufacturing. Conforming to ISO standards also means that you have a written plan, detailing needed resources and expected goals for all business processes including business strategy and planning, sales and marketing, production, quality, and customer service. ISO 9001:2015 puts added emphasis on risk management and leadership engagement, all necessary components of successful, globally competitive businesses. Here are the Top 5 Benefits of ISO Certification 1. All Processes are Identified, and Audited for Effectiveness Processes includes the required resources needed to attain a specified goal. Each process has an owner, a person responsible for successfully attaining specified goals. The process owner determines the best way to measure the effectiveness of a process, and implements corrective actions when necessary. 2. Contributes to Goal-Oriented Teamwork Process owners must utilize human capital as a resource, creating one goal-oriented team. Each team member should be aware of the company’s quality policy, and know how their role in the organization contributes to the overall business goals. 3. Improved Efficiency Produces Improved Profits Improving efficiency always equates to an improved bottom line. Time is money, and continual improvement projects like Value Stream Mapping can improve efficiencies and profits for any business process. 4. Utilizes Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) business improvement process. · Plan – Establish your objectives and a plan to achieve them · Do - Execute your plan with a structured framework · Check - Audit results against your objectives · Act - Make corrections and improvements. The PDCA system Can be applied to any process and is utilized throughout the entire ISO process. 5. ISO Certification Focuses on One End Result – Total Customer Satisfaction Conformance to each and every standard ultimately leads back to total customer satisfaction. Why does a business do what they do? Customer Satisfaction is required for any business to survive, let alone thrive and grow. With focus always on customer satisfaction, one of the major benefits of ISO Certification is that the business has the framework to keep current customers delighted and grow with referrals by providing continued exceptional customer service. Michiana Global Mold is Registered to ISO 9001:2015, implementing our Quality Policy throughout the organization with top down management involvement. We have been top-quality, custom precision injection mold makers for over 52 years. Contact us today to see how we can assist you with your injection mold building needs.
Plastic Injection Mold Making has been around since the late 1800’s when a man named John Wesley Hyatt first invented a way to inject celluloid into a mold to make billiard balls. In 1872, John and his brother improved the process and patented the first injection molding machine, which was quite primitive by today’s standards but the concept of injecting plastic through a heated cylinder into a mold was born. Plastic injection molded parts grew in popularity during the 1940’s as World War II created a huge demand for mass-produced, inexpensive products. In 1946, James Hendry built the first screw injection molding machine, revolutionizing the industry. Plastic Injection Molding has evolved over the years and today this manufacturing process supplies products for all industries including consumer, toys, plumbing, packaging, construction, automotive, aerospace and medical. Part Design As mentioned above, a wide variety of parts are made out of plastic and more and more parts that are currently made of another material are moving to plastic as a more economical option without jeopardizing part functionality. For example, law enforcement and military agencies use plastic bullets for target practice, gun parts that were historically made of metal are now being molded in plastic. Plastic has the rare ability to take the shape and form of almost anything you want it to be. Parts can be molded with glass filled nylons for added durability. Some plastic parts are used in engine and braking systems in automobiles and can withstand extreme temperatures. Some plastic injection molded parts feel more like rubber and are used in a variety of items. Plastic can be colored to mold in any color desired, UV protection can be added to avoid color distortion. Very complex moving interior parts with several precise geometric designs are usually manufactured with plastic injection molding. Tool Design Once a molder has the part design, the next phase is to design the tool that can produce the part. A mold built for mass production should always be built with class A hardened steel, but some prototypes are made of less durable steel as they are interim molds. A reputable plastic injection mold maker will help guide their customer to choose the best type of mold for the job. In some cases, just one cavity can be completed in a full size mold to be used as a prototype, allowing time to perfect the process prior to building all cavities in a multi-cavity mold. Michiana Global Mold uses only Class A steel for the majority of their tool builds. Michiana Global Mold’s engineering mold designers and tool makers can help to guide the customer throughout the mold build phase. Using CAD software along with decades of experience, Michiana Global Mold knows the best way to tackle even the most complex of tool designs, specializing in injection molds for the automotive industry. Horizontal and Vertical Plastic Injection Molds The majority of injection molding machines are horizontal, which means the mold opens and closes on a horizontal path. Molten plastic is injected into the mold along the horizontal path through a heated barrel and screw. When the mold opens and the parts eject, gravity assists with the parts falling out of the mold to the staging location. These presses can often run without an operator once the mold is set and the process is running smoothly. These are less labor intensive than vertical molding machines, which usually require an operator or a robotic arm. Vertical presses are used to mold plastic around an insert of another type of material, usually steel or another hardened part. This process is referred to as overmolding, or insert molding. In this type of press, the mold open and closes on a vertical path, allowing the operator to reach in and grab the parts out of the cavities, and load inserts in cavities to prepare for the next overmold cycle. Michiana Global Mold. is a plastic injection mold maker with extensive experience in both horizontal and vertical molding. With a wide selection of state-of-the-art milling centers, we’ve got what it takes to construct quality complex molds, on time and in budget. Michiana Global Mold has been in the plastic injection mold making business since the 1962, and employs a cross functional staff with extensive knowledge in part design, tool design, and the molding process regardless of the type of mold, resin, or press needed. Contact Michiana Global Mold today to see how we can reduce your plastic injection molded project costs. |
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