Case Study - Gas-Assist Injection Molding

The Challenge

Build a complex, ergonomically designed handle while minimizing part costs.

The Solution

Through the application of gas-assist injection molding developed an ergonomic, lighter weight and lower cost handle.

The 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%