Why change what works? When you have a component or part that already demonstrates acceptable form, fit and function in its application, why consider an alternative?
Actually, many compelling reasons exist, including:
* Cost-savings production
* Improved benefit to end-user
* Improved component reliability
Insert molding is the cost-saving manufacturing process of injecting a thermoplastic material around an insert meticulously placed in the molding cavity. The insert is encapsulated by the plastic, resulting in an integrated assembly. The technique has numerous applications, most notably for the medical, telecommunications, electronic, automobile and even agricultural sectors. Insert molding has transformed the design and manufacturing of parts and components in these and many other industries worldwide.
Why Insert Molding?
insert molding has cost-savings and production efficiency implications, offers distinct advantages for improving design flexibility and integrity, and improves component precision and reliability.
* Fewer parts also mean reduced inventory costs. There are fewer parts to track and consolidate for assembly.
* Elimination of fasteners and connectors translates into smaller part sizes and lower component weight, which has numerous functional, technical and logistical implications.
* A single seamless part improves the integrity of the component’s structure. The physical strength of the plastic resin and the elimination of points of adhesion improves the durability of the component.
* Securing the inserts in the plastic, coupled with the shock and vibration absorbing characteristics of thermoplastics, in general, improves component reliability by preventing misalignment, loosening of parts and other problems.
* The potential for improving the design—and thus the end product—is greatly increased by the flexibility and adaptability of this technology.
Insert molding is not simply a technology that streamlines production. It is one that contributes to the well-being of your business and that of your customers. When your business and the satisfaction (or even the physical health) of your customers–depend upon the precision and reliability of plastic components, insert molding offers enhanced opportunities for innovative design engineering and product effectiveness. Insert molding can help you do what you do—better!
For more information about how insert molding can improve a component’s engineering and design, prototype development, and production, visit www.aberdeentech.com. A leader in insert and injection molding, Aberdeen Technologies, Inc. offers experience and expertise in critical tolerance parts for medical deices, custom mold tooling for unique applications, and many other related areas.
Fewer parts mean lower assembly costs. The integrated assemblies achieved by the process of insert molding reduce the need for using adhesives, soldering or other methods formerly required to connect discrete parts.
