{"id":14873,"date":"2019-11-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=14873"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:26:59","slug":"how-does-the-injection-moulding-process-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/how-does-the-injection-moulding-process-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the injection moulding process work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plastic components are frequently just a simple everyday object, but often it is important to know how they are made in order to make informed choices about design, production and supply.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentra Components offers a new Knowledge Centre Guide with accompanying video to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guide explains that injection moulding is most commonly used by manufacturers to create plastic components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A complex process, it has the ability to mass produce small and detailed components at a consistently high-quality. This is the main reason the process is used by manufacturers across the world, including Essentra Components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The animation shows the whole process of creating a plastic component through injection moulding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From taking and melting the raw plastic, to moulding it into its form and processing it ready for final use. Other related guides include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n