We use something created through this technique every day: from the comb we use on our hair in the morning to the dashboard on the car we drive home in at night. It can be said without exaggeration that the possibilities for the use of this machine are truly limitless. Here is a quick overview of how a plastic injection molding machine works as well as some applications for it you may not have thought of.

 

How Injection Molding Machine  Works: 1-2-3

 

1. A design for a product is engineered and a metal mold is created and attached to the machine 

2. Plastic material is fed into a heated barrel then forced into the mold cavity 

3. Once filled, the mold and product cool and the product is popped out

 

Simple, right? This common-sense technique is super-fast and super-efficient, allowing for the mass production of customized plastic products with a minimal necessary amount of worker handling.