Injection Molding

Shape is an industry leader in plastic injection molding. This process involves injecting molten plastic resin into a mold. With 1100 ton to 2200 ton press capacity and proprietary tool designs and processing methods, a wide range of material and performance options for custom injection molding can be accommodated.

Advantages of injection molding include:

• Lean flow, flexible manufacturing
• Highly automated process
• Low material cost
• Scrap is recyclable and reusable
• Many parts made from same mold
• Minimal finishing needed
• Suitable for large quantity production runs

Injection Molding Services include:

• Sequential valve gate molding
• Cavity pressure control
• In-house grinding and blending
• In-mold color visual parts
• Injection compression
• Mold behind fabrics and films
• Chemical blowing agents
• Insert molding
• Pulltruded long glass pellets for structural applications
• In-line thin sheet vacuum forming

Insert Molding:

• 15 150 tons of clamp tonnage

Two-Shot Molding:

• Up to 250 tons of clamp tonnage