MOLD DESIGN

High-Quality Plastic Injection Mold Design: Tailored Solutions for Your Needs

You can count on us to deliver high-quality, durable plastic injection mold design and manufacturing services. Mold design is a crucial component of our engineering process. We focus on crafting molds tailored to your specific applications and specifications, with the goal of minimizing costs and maximizing productivity. Whether you require multi-functional operation molds or self-assembling molds, we’ve got you covered. 

Mold design is crucial, shaping how your product looks and performs. We focus on cutting costs and boosting productivity through automated design using top-notch tech and software.

As experts in mold supply, we get that design quality matters. We’re committed to putting your needs first, crafting top-notch, durable designs that meet your specs perfectly.

Our team uses the latest tech to ensure efficient, accurate designs. We listen closely to your needs, working with you every step to deliver designs that exceed your expectations.

INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

We’re proud of our deep expertise and dedication to excellence, which enables us to serve various industries. Our strength lies in injection molding and CNC machining, allowing us to produce top-quality products with unmatched precision and efficiency. By using advanced technology and drawing on our industry knowledge, we consistently exceed expectations and drive innovation in the industries we support.

Our Design Team

See Our Designs: Examples of What We've Done

This collection shows some recent mold design projects we've done, demonstrating our experience and creativity in design. You can see how we work and what we've achieved. Whether you want ideas or just want to know how we do things, this collection is a good place to start.

We have completed numerous mold design projects for our clients, and this is just a small selection. If you’re interested, we can show you more of our designs.

FAQ

Here are some questions that our customers frequently ask, and you might be interested in too.

How to design for injection molding?

The main body of the part should be designed thick enough so any adjacent rib extruded from it is about half of the thickness. This helps you avoid thick sections that may cool at different rates than the thin sections. It also helps in reducing sink and stresses that can create warp in your part.

What is the rule of thumb for injection molding?

A good rule of thumb is to apply 1 degree of draft per 1 inch of cavity depth, but that still may not be sufficient depending on the material selected and the mold's capabilities. Protolabs uses CNC milling to manufacture the majority of the features in the mold.

What are the considerations for injection mold design?

Diameter: Don't make the holes too small — they will shrink as they cool. Thickness: Avoid sink marks by making the boss thickness no more than 60% of the overall wall thickness. Walls: Consider how bosses will attach to walls — they need to align properly.

What is the formula for injection molding?

Clamping force F(TON) formula: F=Am*Pv/1000 namely: clamping tonnage= cavity projected area*filling pressure÷1000. ... Injection pressure Pi(KG/CM2)formula: Pi=P*A/Ao that is: injection pressure=pump pressure *active area of injection cylinder÷screw section area.

What are the 5 steps of injection molding?

Clamping. The first step of the injection molding process is clamping.
Injection. When the two plates of the mold are clamped together, injection can begin.
Dwelling. In the dwelling phase, the melted plastic fills the entirety of the mold.
Cooling.
Mold Opening.
Ejection.

How many times can an injection mold be used?

An injection mold can be used anywhere from hundreds, thousands, or even millions of times.