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: Plastic Injection Molding

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Geometry

Dimensional Accuracy (+/-0.001 inches per inch)
Too Low: 1.6
Easily Achieved: 20 or higher

Surface Roughness (microinches)
Too Low: 7
Easily Achieved: 64 or higher

Bounding Box Volume (cubic inches)
Low: 0.01-0.2
Just Right: 0.2-3000
High: 30,000-40,000

Wall Thickness
Uniform Walls Prefered: Yes

Max Wall Thickness (per 5-inch span): 0.3
Min Wall Thickness ( per 5-inch span): 0.05

Rounded Corners Prefered: Yes

Compatible Shapes
This Process is used to make containers of all type, cups, housings, covers, knobs, tool handles, gears, plumbing, toys, fittings and lenses.

Compatible shapes are of the following categories:

  • Free Form General
  • Free Form Drape
  • Planar
  • Prismatic
  • Surface of Revolution
  • Thin Wall
  • Constant Cross Section