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PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING

Inodus offers highly experienced plastic injection moulding services with a wide selection of materials. We are able to help you reduce your R&D cycle significantly by providing a very fast cost estimate and technical DFM.

 

We also offer the option of rapid tooling, which can be done within 15 days or less and is ideal if you have first-to-market (FTM) needs.

 

We can provide a comprehensive PIM quote, coupled with other alternative such as PIM (Plastic Injection Moulding), Vacuum Casting or CNC, so you can have a complete overview of all scenarios to decide which route is the best for your project.

Plastic Injection Moulding (PIM) capability overview

Plastic injection moulding
Maximum part size
Depending on the geometry
Product weight up to 50kg
Tool lead time
7 – 15 days*( rapid tool )
20 – 40 days ( typical production tool )
*depending on geometry, material, and surface texture requirement
Typical tool life
300,000 – 1,000,000 cycles
Depending on tool material

Available materials for plastic injection moulding

Inodus offers the most comprehensive selection of materials.  If your required material is not in the list, we will try our best to source it for you. If you are not sure which material is best for your application, our design engineers are here to help.

Plastics Alternative name Typical reinforced alternative
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 15– 45 %GF
PC-ABS    
CPVC Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride  
HDPE High Density Polyethylene  
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene  
LLDPE Linear low-density polyethylene
PA (Nylon) Polyamide, Nylon 6 / 5 / 12 15– 45 %GF
PBT Valox, Polybutylene Terepthalate 15– 45 %GF
PC Polycarbonate 15– 45 %GF
PC-PBT Xenoy  
PEEK Polyether Ether Ketone 15– 45 %GF
PEI (Ultem) Polyetherimide 15– 45 %GF
PET Rynite, Polyethylene Terepthalate 15– 45 %GF
PETG Glycol enhanced PET
PLA Polylactic Acid  
PMMA (Acrylic) Polymethyl Methacrylate  
POM-C (Acetal) Polyoxymethylene Copolymer 15– 45 %GF
POM-H (Acetal) Delrin, Polyoxymethylene Homopolymer 15– 45 %GF
PP-C Polypropylene Copolymer 15– 45 %GF
PP-H Polypropylene Homopolymer 15– 45 %GF
PPS Polyphenylene Sulfide 15– 45 %GF
PPSU Polyphenylsulfone  
PS Polystyrene (General Purpose GPPS) High Impact  (HIPS)
PSU Udel, Polysulfone  
PPE-PS Noryl, Polystyrene Polyphenyl Ethers  
PTFE (Teflon) Polytetrafluoroethylene  
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride  
TOPAS COC-6017 Cyclic Olefin Copolymer  
TOPAS COC-8007 Cyclic Olefin Copolymer  
TPC-ET Hytrel Polyester Elastomer  
TPE Santoprene, thermoplastic elastomer  
TPU (elastomer) Thermoplastic Polyurethane  
TPV (Rubber) Thermoplastic Elastomer Vulcanized  
UHMW / UHMWPE Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene  

Surface finishes

We can work with both SPI or VDI specifications. Customized textures are also available upon request

Cold runner vs. hot runner moulds

By default quotes will be based on cold runners. In some cases a hot runner mould might be more advantageous, such as better finished apperance. Our design engineers can advice you during the DFM process.

MOULD RUNNER TYPE COLD RUNNER HOT RUNNER
ADVANTAGE Relatively more cost effective Faster cycle times than cold runner systems
Lower maintenance cost Greatly reduced the number of post-production activities and overall cost
Handles a wide variety of commodity and engineered plastics Reduced potential waste during the moulding process
More flexible than hot runners Eliminates the need for robotics to remove runners
Allows for faster design changes Increase the efficiency of the mould automation process
DISADVANTAGE The runner need to be manually separated from the finished part after each run More expensive than cold runner systems
Runner to be reground and recycled to avoid plastic material waste after each run Additional internal or external heating sources are required
Slower production time than hot runner systems Tooling cost is usually higher than that of cold runner systems

Facility Audit

We understand that sometimes your company will need to perform an audit or a third-party QC firm to approve the project. We are highly experienced in both and can make arrangements if you decide to visit the production site.

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