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Selecting Injection Molding Partners

Selecting Injection Molding Partners. Injection Molding for Brush Manufacturers. Brush Blocks Broom Blocks Product Hardware Ancillary Products. So What are We Looking For?. Repeatability On time delivery Quality Production Parts Cycle Time/Cost Green Profitability. The Winning Formula.

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Selecting Injection Molding Partners

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  1. Selecting Injection Molding Partners

  2. Injection Molding for Brush Manufacturers • Brush Blocks • Broom Blocks • Product Hardware • Ancillary Products

  3. So What are We Looking For? • Repeatability • On time delivery • Quality Production Parts • Cycle Time/Cost • Green Profitability

  4. The Winning Formula • Facilities and Infrastructure • Process Quality • Injection Molding Machines • Mold Types and Mold Maintenance • Materials • Industry Specialization • Automation • Design and Prototyping Services

  5. Facilities and Infrastructure • Material Silos and direct material distribution • Air Conditioning • Climate Control • Overhead Cranes • Central Mold Chiller • Back-up Power Plan • Rail Service • Plant Security

  6. Process Quality • ISO9001 Certification • Formalized Inspection Department • Scheduled Preventive Maintenance Programs • Molds • Machines • Facilities • Vendor Qualification Program

  7. Injection Molding Machines • Horizontal vs. Vertical • Electric vs. Hydraulic • Energy • Cost • Hybrid Options • Machine Sizes • Parting Line Quality • Sink Marks • Mold Damage • Inconsistent Quality • New vs. Old • Energy Consumption • Performance • Top Brands • Engel, Austria • Arburg, Germany • Krauss Mauffai, Germany • JSW, Japan • Husky, Canada • Milacron, U.S. & Germany • VanDorn, U.S.

  8. Molds and Mold Maintenance • How many mold techs are employed? • What training do mold techs have? • Paulson training program for injection mold maintenance • TMA apprenticeship for molding making and design. • What experience do technicians have • What types of molds are Maintained • Single vs. multi-component • Hot vs. Cold Runner • High vs. Low Cavitation

  9. Mold Storage

  10. Maintenance & Mold Transport

  11. Materials • Types of Material • Polymers • Silicone • Glass filled • Material Processing • Material Drying (flow-lines and voids) • Color Mixers (consistent coloring) • Vendor qualification programs • Certificate of analyses

  12. Design Services • Part Design and/or optimization • Prototyping Services • Mold Design

  13. Automation • Elevator Conveyors • Cooling Belts • Pick and Place Robots • Multi-Component Transfer • In-Mold Assembly • Insert Molding

  14. Pick and Place

  15. Insert Molding (Cannula)

  16. Internal Mold Automation

  17. Auto Multi-Component Production

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