MINIATURE PLASTIC MECHANISM

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Our customer, a division of a multinational corporation, produces plastic decorative accessories for the mass consumer market.


1. THE NEED

  • Zero reject production
  • 1 million parts per day per mold of small mechanical components
  • No direct labor costs

2. THE SOLUTION

  • Design and manufacture plastic injection molds for multimillion cycles
  • Reduction of the runners weight
  • Clever use of both hot and cold runners
  • Complimentary engineering of the part to achieve zero downtime molding

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Product optimization: reduction and homogenization of the wall thickness and shut-offs integration for easy unmolding of the parts
  • Multiple ultra-compact plastic injection molds
  • An injection system that combines hot runners and miniature cold runners

4. THE BENEFITS

  • Ongoing fully automated production: 1 million parts per day per cycle
  • Reduced resin consumption
  • Reduced plastic overage regrind
  • Quick ROI