Plastic Injection Molding Service (PIM)

Plastic Injection Molding Service

Molding Solutions for Your Rapid Manufacturing Requirements

Our plastic injection molding service is often used for fabricating items ranging from plastic trinkets and toys to automotive body parts, cell phone cases, water bottles, and containers; items we use in everyday life.

3Diligent ProdEX’s plastic injection molding service is the best option to meet your project needs. We also have you covered for materials specific to this IM process with a range of plastic pellets at your disposal. To learn more about our entire technology suite, click here.

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Processes Also Known As

Injection Molding (Plastic, Pellet)

Standard Tolerance
+/- 3%
Stock Surface Finish
~400 µin Ra
Lead Time
3-10 Business Days
Maximum Size
24×24×24
Minimum Layer Thickness
0.004" (0.100mm)
Minimum Feature Size
0.02" (0.50mm)
Minimum Wall Thickness
0.04" (1mm)

Standard Tolerance
.004"
Usual Batch Size
Preferably 500+ (for unit cost savings)
Maximum Size
650mm x 400mm x 250mm
Minimum Wall Thickness
.05 "

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Advantages

Details and Complexity. Extremely high pressure during the molding process makes small designs and features possible.

Extremely Efficient. Great for productions at scale, the automated process of PIM machines operate faster than almost any other automated fabrication method.

Limitations

Expensive Up-Front Costs. The high cost of tooling makes this process only suitable for large batches.

Long Lead TimesSimilar to the high 'up-front' cost of PIM, there is a high "waiting" cost the beginning of the process compared to how quickly the units are actually produced that makes this process best for large batch sizes.

Design Restrictions. While PIM allows for complex part geometries to made, some considerations have to be made during the design process for a part if it will be made using this process; like including draft angles, using a standard wall thickness across the part, and avoiding sharp edges.