Plastic Molding

At Reid Industrial Graphic Products, we can assist you in choosing from a plastic molding process that fits your budget, your expertise, and your resources. These methods includes,

1. Injection Molding

Melted plastic is forced into a mold cavity and once cooled, the mold can be removed. This process is commonly used in mass-production or prototyping of a product. This can be used to mass produce toys, kitchen utensils, bottle caps, and cell phone stands, etc.

2. Blow Molding

This process is similar to injection molding except that hot liquid plastic pours out of a barrel vertically in a molten tube. The mold closes on it and forces it outward to conform to the inside shape of the mold. When it is cooled, the hollow part is formed. Typical examples of blow molding products are bottles, tubes and containers.

3. Compression Molding

In this molding process, hard plastic is pressed between two heated mold halves. Compression molding usually uses vertical presses instead of the horizontal presses as opposed to injection and blow molding. The parts formed are then air-cooled.

4. Film Insert Molding

This plastic molding technique embeds an image beneath the surface of a molded part and a material similar to film / fabric is inserted into a mold and plastic is then injected.

5. Gas Injection Molding

This molding process is used to create plastic parts with hollow interiors. Partial shot of plastic is then followed by high-pressure gas to fill the mold cavity with plastic.