Types of Plastic Injection Molding Process

This article provides a brief overview of the different types of molding and their advantages and applications. Plastic has become one of the most commonly used materials in both domestic and industrial spheres. The ability of plastic to take any shape or mould is one of the main reasons for its widespread usage. There are various techniques for moulding plastic into the desired shapes and plastic injection molding is one of the best techniques.

In today’s manufacturing environment, Injection molding is the automated process through which various goods are produced. By injecting the material like into a heated container various components or goods are manufactured.

Below are the types of molding:

a) Blow Molding – Well suited for hollow objects, like bottles:
b) Compression Molding – Well suited for larger objects like auto parts.
c) Extrusion Molding – Well suited for long hollow formed applications like tubing, pipes and straws.
d) Injection molding – Well suited for high-quality, high-volume part manufacturing.
e) Rotational Molding (Rotomolding)– Well suited for large, hollow, one-piece parts.