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How can I design this part for injection moulding? What material would be best for this application? Is injection moulding the right process for what I need?
Our highly experienced technical team is here to answer your questions and there is always someone available at the end of the phone or ready to respond to your email. However, following some recent minor changes to the Rutland Plastics website, now is an opportune time to remind you of the wealth of information that is available at your fingertips.
Design
There are several articles covering design guidelines from designing for strength and appearance, what to consider when designing ribs and bosses, through to cost considerations.
Materials
An
extensive range of thermoplastic materials is covered with background
information on properties, chemical resistance and typical applications.
Additives such as colours, fillers and antimicrobials are also covered.
Under this heading there is also a separate section explaining material datasheets including tensile strength, impact strength, flammability and many more.
Moulding Processes
There are articles explaining the injection moulding process along with the machine and mould tool. There is also a series of articles covering other moulding methods, such as extrusion and vac forming with examples of typical applications.
Quick Navigation Pages
In addition, there is now a quicker way to navigate the site if you would like more information prior to making an enquiry. This provides links to the most relevant pages dependent upon the stage you are at. These can be accessed via the appropriate buttons at the side of every page:
“I have an existing mould tool…”
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