PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING
What is Injection Moulding?
Plastic injection moulding involves heating plastic pellets under a high temperature and pressure to form molten plastic. The molten plastic is then pushed through a nozzle into a die (the injection moulding tool) which contains the pattern for the part being manufactured. The plastic then cools and the part is ejected from the die, before the process repeats again with an empty die cavity.
ADVANTAGES OF INJECTION MOULDING
Plastic injection moulding is a high volume manufacturing method capable of producing multiple complex parts in a single cycle. Injection moulding allows for:
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Fast production.
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Highly complex geometry and moulded-in features such as bosses, undercuts, snap-fits, hinges and holes.
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Tight tolerances on small and large parts possible.
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High quality surface properties and finishes.
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Enhanced strength using fillers.
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Multiple materials can be co-injected at the same time.
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Easy to automate for mass production.
Plastic injection moulding requires hardly any work after ejection, as the process produces a good surface finish. The process generates little waste, as scrap plastic can be reground and re-used.
OUR INJECTION MOULDING SERVICES
At Afaridan Plastics, our culture of innovation and continuous improvement means that your product will be delivered successfully - at low cost, high precision and at the fastest turnaround time. We understand how injection methods, flow rates, cooling times, material types and mould design can affect your finished product. Our engineering team will work with you to identify the optimum part design based on the variables at play in the injection moulding process.
We've been manufacturing plastic products for over 30 years, ensuring quality control at every step of the injection moulding process. We've streamlined our manufacturing to be as cost-effective as possible, with in-house design, tooling and moulding capabilities. The injection moulding services we offer include:
Plastic Injection
Moulding, any size
Blow Moulding
Micro Injection
Moulding
Insert Moulding
Compression Injection Moulding
Multi-component Injection Moulding
Rely on our injection moulding services for your project, whether it be large or small.
TOOL DESIGN FOR INJECTION MOULDING
Over 30 years of manufacturing experience
Well designed tooling is an important factor in injection moulding services, especially when aiming to achieve consistent part quality and efficient production. At Afaridan, we work closely with clients, creating moulds tailored to your required product features, material, and production volume.
Drawing on three decades of experience in the manufacturing industry, our tool design process includes collaborative Design For Manufacture, helping refine the part before tooling is produced.
Careful consideration is given to factors such as draft angles, wall thickness, gate placement, pin ejection, tool wear, and material flow. Our expertise improves manufacturing efficiency.
IN-HOUSE TOOLING
WHAT WE OFFER
We have experience working with a range of different polymers and have in stock a variety of thermoplastics suiting the needs of our clients - from basic, commonly used polymers all the way to specialised engineering grades.
From the wide variety of industries we serve ranging from mining, automotive, construction and aerospace to consumer goods, we have experience using a range of injection moulding polymers including virgin polymers, reprocessed polymers and polymers with material additives such as UV inhibitors, flame retardants and glass fibers.
Our system and process can provide full trace-ability when required. At Afaridan Plastics, we have the flexibility to suit the requests of any order size and to tight schedules by coordinating either through our overseas office for large scale orders or in our Perth office for smaller orders.
We can minimise additional post-processing and tool-making times through our own capabilities, while providing:
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Small & large batch orders
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In-house tool design and tool-making
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Multiple cavity dies and moulds
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Assembly services
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Annual contracts with inventory updates
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Additional moulding services as required