Case Studies: Gas-Assist Injection Molding
Challenge:
Build a complex, ergonomically designed handle while minimizing part costs.
Solution:
Through the application of gas-assist injection molding developed an ergonomic, lighter weight and lower cost handle.
Advantages:
Some of the advantages over conventional molding are as follow:
- More ergonomic design
- Material savings of 40%
- Cycle time reduction of 50%
- Superior strength to weight ratio
- Minimal warp
- Eliminated sink marks
- Simplified tooling (no cores required)
- Lower clamp tonnage (smaller machine) required due to lower injection pressures
- Cost savings of over 40%