Best of Injection Moulding
Your masterclass in product design and development
Protolabs’ Insight video series
Our Insight video series will help you master digital manufacturing.
Every Friday we’ll post a new video – each one giving you a deeper Insight into how to design better parts. We’ll cover specific topics such as choosing the right 3D printing material, optimising your design for CNC machining, surface finishes for moulded parts, and much more besides.
So join us and don’t miss out.
Insight: Best of Injection Moulding
Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Protolabs Insight video series,
This week we have brought together a number of clips, highlights from the whole series, with a focus on injection moulding. I hope you enjoy, but feel free to explore the detail in our other videos to give you an even deeper insight into how to design better parts.
00:45 - Moving from prototyping to production - Bridging the gap between Prototyping & Production
03:03 - Automated DFM Analysis - DFMA - Design for Manufacturability Analysis
03:42 - Choosing the right Plastic for Injection Moulding - Plastic Injection Moulding part design with Uniform Wall Thickness
04:47 - Sink - Injection Moulding Cosmetics
05:44 - Warping - Injection Moulding Cosmetics
06:28 - Flash - Injection Moulding Cosmetics
07:07 - Knit Lines - Injection Moulding Cosmetics
07:49 - How to deal with Undercuts - Injection Moulding Costs - Cutting them without cutting corners
08:31 - Draft needed for ejecting moulded parts - Surface finishes - what is best for your part?
10:14 - Multi-Cavity Moulding and Family Tooling - Injection Moulding Costs - Cutting them without cutting corners
11:13 - When to turn to Insert Moulding - Insert Moulding
11:53 - Look at Overmoulding - Overmoulding
12:42 - The Advantages of LSR Moulding - Elastomeric Manufacturing
With special thanks to Natalie Constable
