HongTu Mold has many years of experience as a custom plastic insert mold
Plastic injection insert molding is a molding process in which thermoplastic material is molded around an insert piece or pieces placed in the plastic injection molding cavity, resulting in a single strongly bonded, integrated assembly, with the insert or inserts encapsulated by the plastic. Inserts can be metal, another plastic, ceramic or just about any substance that can withstand the plastic injection molding process,parts and encapsulating wire plug connections on electrical cords.
Applications
- Medical devices and instrument, such as needle hubs and tube valves
- Knobs for appliances, controls and assembly
- Encapsulated electronic devices and electrical components
- Military equipment,threaded fasteners
- Encapsulated bushings, tubes, studs, and posted
Advantages
- Molded as one assembly
- Reduces size and weight
- Insert molding allows for reduction of part size and weight because parts are joined with strong light weight plastic resin and fasters or connectors are eliminated
- Improved component reliability
- Insert molding of components ensures proper alignment, prevents loosening and the plastic resin can provide improved resistance to vibration and shock
- Improved part strength and structure
- inserting molding combines and physical strength of the plastic and insert to produce one seamless plastic part
- Enhanced design flexibility
- Custom plastic insert molding allows for almost unlimited configurations and material combinations ,consolidation of components
- Insert molded components enable part and inventory cost reductions