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TOP 4 WAYS TO REDUCE PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING PRODUCTION COST

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TOP 4 WAYS TO REDUCE PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING PRODUCTION COST

Plastic become a necessary part of our daily life nowadays many products have been made of plastic material.

It’s become a part of our world because of its adaptability and cost-effectiveness, so the manufacturing of plastic is also quite increased. For any plastic manufacturing industry, injection molding is the most common part of plastic products’ mass production. As the demand for plastic production is rapidly growing and today, every industry needs Machines to makes the process easier. 

The most common question for those manufacturers like you is, “How much will be the plastic injection molding cost?” Answering your question, here are four essential ways to reduce your Injection molding production cost. 

Improves efficiency through Automation:

As you already know, injection molding comprises many steps such as plastic material Loading, Plastic material dryingproduct picking, mold processing, part stacking, and finishing, etc.  

With the use of technology and automation in many areas of production help to make the labor force more efficient and reduce the production timing. 

Here part picking, Loading material, and part stacking are some of the work you can automate for fast production.
Also, process control technology and alarm facilities in automation will let you control and manage the overall process, improving efficiency. 

If you automate your process, it helps you to remove the inconsistency, increase efficiencies, improve quality and productivity.

Use good quality Resin:

Resin is cheaper with more variation in properties, but it is pretty difficult to maintain the dimensions with the tolerance part; this will enhance variability, but if we use decoupled molding techniques along with in-mold sensors, this can be a successful venture.

I think you would have crossed this scenario in your experience – Assume that you are running an excellent production rate for a day in injection molding, then all of a sudden, you begin to see some flash on some part of a machine.

If you try to fix that with a technician’s help, he will reduce the filling speed. After some time, will all work properly? Do you think why? Yes, it is because of viscosity.

To ensure the same parts are being made every cycle, cavity pressure sensors must be used to control the process and minimize the impacts of viscosity shifts in the material.

Choosing the proper material:

Is it possible to create a product with polymer at affordable-cost resin? Yes, of course! Specialized additives and resins are also one of the reason will raise your cost for the material.

Just look for the simplest, most viable solution that still suits the application of the final part.

Here are my most important points:

Before choosing the particular plastic resin for your product, Just do some in-depth evaluation that you need for the production.  

After that, check if you can accomplish it with a lower type plastic resin. Sometimes, lower-type polymers with some fillers and additives work rationally like higher-end material.

Customization and Maintenance:

If you are looking to keep your production cost low, then you can include the customization of your molded part. This may include resin color, dyes used, mold, surface texture. This is also one of the simplest ways to reduce your production cost. 

“MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS CHEAPER THAN REPAIR ” because maintaining is also one of the key features for reducing your production cost.

Finally, all the above-discussed topics help reduce your molding production cost and ensure that your total cost-cutting strategies do not affect the overall quality of the final product. 

 
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