Why you Should Partner with Your Injection Molder from the Beginning of Your Project
At Crescent Industries, Inc, your complete project development starts with our superior engineering whether you have a simple or complex project. Our engineers have over a combined total of 90 years of plastics and plastic tooling experience.
The quality of your next injection molding project can be improved by concentrating on the partnership between you, the client, and your injection molder. When this partnership is focused on the following key areas, then the best results can be obtained.
Designing for manufacturability
At the beginning of the design process, it is important to seek out the knowledge and experience of the design resources available for the molding process. Through adherence to design principles and best practices, design continuity and control can be maintained over the course of the manufacturing process. This leads to better overall quality in the parts manufacturing process.
Optimizing mold fill through simulation
Today's process engineering includes the ability to simulate and optimize the mold fill process. This is a significant improvement over traditional practices that were based on opinion and conjecture. Using complex simulation that accounts for multiple injection molding variables, gating locations can be optimized to maintain the highest part quality. The data produced from these simulations provides a basis for setting the actual process variables for use in the injection molding project.
Material selection
Choosing the proper material is an important area that requires client input to determine the right material for the job. While some materials may work better for manufacturing, they may not work in the application itself. Through consultation with your injection molder and analysis of the most suitable materials, the proper material can be specified.
Distinguishing between part designers and mold builders
Part designers are important for making sure that a part meets the structural and design requirements for its use. Their focus is on how the part works, however, not how the part itself is made. A mold designer sees the aspects of a part that are important for injection molding purposes: thick or thin walls, draft, surface finish, materials, and ultimately, cost. It is important to take advantage of the abilities of a mold designer when working in partnership with your injection molding manufacturer.
Improving overall project turnaround
Understanding the information that must be provided for your injection molding project and working directly with the resources on hand will also improve project turnaround. Anticipating the need for a completed design, making a preliminary choice of potential materials to use, and having alternatives in mind for how to produce your parts will help move the process along. Your injection molder will be able to assist you without taking over the entire process. In this way, your partnership will be more effective, and the end result will be likely to be more successful.
Our engineers have over a combined total of 90 years of plastics and plastic tooling experience giving Crescent Industries the competitive advantage to help with your complete product development. We can assist you whether you have a simple or complex project. For more information on our design and development services, www.crescentind.com/crescent_industries_design_development.html
Which of these do you considering most important in your partnership with an injection molder?
We use our knowledge as injection molders coupled with simulation technologies to anticipate and avoid potential problems in the design phase and offer alternatives to optimize tool cost, part cost and lean manufacturing based on our customer specifications.
Crescent Industries has been in business for over 60 years and has consistently remained profitable in the down economy. We have successfully transferred over 250 tools for our customers since 2000. For more information about Crescent Industries, Inc. please see our website www.crescentind.com, call 1-800-411-3844 or email sales@crescentind.com.
