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Plastic Injection Pilot Runs: How To Use them To Mitigate Quality Issues

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Paul Adams

In plastic injection molding, pilot runs are a standard practice employed by manufacturers to evaluate the feasibility and quality of a design before transitioning to full-scale production. However, these initial pilot runs can sometimes reveal inconsistencies or quality issues. For … Continue reading →

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How to add Surface Textures to Molded Plastic Parts?

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Adrian hosts and Paul Adams, one of Sofeast’s senior engineers joins him to talk about how to add surface textures to plastic injection mold tooling and get the finish that we want on our plastic molded parts.   Listen to … Continue reading →

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How To Check The First Production From A New Plastic Injection Mold?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

If you need plastic parts that are injection molded, many companies have found Chinese suppliers to be quite competitive. Especially when it comes to the cost of mold fabrication. However, if you’re getting new tooling made for a new product, … Continue reading →

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Tooling Management for Plastic Injection Molds in China

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

What are the best practices for tooling management (specifically for plastic injection molds) in China? Closely following up on the design & fabrication of molds for your plastic injection molded products is often necessary for a number of reasons: It … Continue reading →

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