Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection moldi… ...

Micro-injection Molding and its Challenges. Micro-injection molding means working with part weights of significantly less than one gram. Right now, some manufacturers are already achieving part ...

The sprue picker performs part and runner separation out of the mold, the granulator performs size reduction operation and the hopper loader loads reground material back into the injection molding ...

Packaging microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is yet another suitable application for LCP. ... Selecting an injection-molding machine ... The sprue should have an angle of 1 to 2°/side.

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D… ...

T he swing-type Uniswing STV Series, used with machine tonnages of 25 to 220, provides basic sprue removal and can be integrated into the company?s machine control or operated with a stand-alone ...