Emerging Trends in
Injection Moulding
Technology
For any modern product and process designer,
polymer is the preferred choice and injection
moulding is one of the favourite processes, to
achieve the desired techno-economical results.
Injection moulding has penetrated
the industry quite deep, across the
segments. Gone are the days when
injection moulded parts were considered
as replacements for metals and
other materials. For any modern product
and process designer, polymer is
the preferred choice and injection
moulding is one of the favorite processes,
to achieve the desired technoeconomical
results. Injection moulding
is not a simple conversion process for
plastics anymore. The technology has
been adapted in an intelligent fashion
to replace conventional methods of
manufacturing to process materials namely aluminium, steel, magnesium,
ceramic and what not. This does not
spare even chocolates and pedigree.
The power of the injection moulding
goes on extending itself to integration
of multi-staged production chain to
simplified and unified approach to production
technology for deriving the
best out of resources deployed.
Needs
The approach to product design has
undergone a fundamental shift from
conventional needs. This is applicable
to most products, from low to high
end, be it a safety pin or a luxury car.
We can categorise the prevailing
trends under various perspectives.
Weight Reduction
Weight reduction has become the basic
prerequisite under the value engineering
principles, irrespective of the
material employed. From bucket to
bayonet, bicycle to satellite, toys to
therapeutic equipment, weight reduction
is seen as an easier route for cost
reduction. This calls for enormous efforts
in engineering the materials to
suit variety of property needs. This
offers immense challenge to the R&D
cult. The polymers provide better maneuverability
along the property horizon
for achieving desired effects – be
it hard or soft, clear or opaque, conduct
or insulate, trap or trigger, cosmetic
or anatomic for every designer
to achieve the desired property and
function.
Higher Levels of Functional Integration
Modern electronic and telecommunication
gadgets are true examples of ...
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