In school, I learned how to design metal parts, but resin part design was never covered in class. Injection molding, in particular, differs significantly from metal part manufacturing, so I had to ...

Scientific molding methods help to close the gap from tribal knowledge and individual experience at the press to predictable outcomes and clear actions for tooling adjustments and press control ...

Autodesk has sponsored this post. Transient cooling of injection molds is complex. Advanced simulation makes it possible to resolve complex systems like this. (Image courtesy of Autodesk.) Injection ...

When it comes to manufacturing, sheet metal and injection molding make the world go ’round. As a manufacturing method, injection molding has its own range of unique design issues and gotchas that are ...

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