Features of plastic injection molding of household appliance parts!
Advantages of injection molding of household appliances
Why do so many appliance manufacturers turn to an injection molding company to play a role in supplying plastic parts? For more than half a century, injection molding has been one of the main means of producing plastic parts. The process uses molten plastic to be pressed into a highly precise mold under pressure and cooled. Compared with other manufacturing processes, household appliances are widely used and can provide a variety of advantages. There are many reasons to use
injection molding parts:
High-pressure injection enables plastic to enter the deepest part of the mold, allowing for complex shapes and designs, thereby minimizing the need for additional processing after molding.
Molding produces high part volumes at a very fast rate. Although the design and finalization of each mold may take some time, the manufacturing process after that progresses very quickly. Once you have a mold design in hand, you can use them indefinitely.
Injection molding allows for the easy addition of fillers to change the properties of the plastic. Inserts and other parts within the mold allow for more complex processes such as secondary molding.
What household appliances use injection molding?
It’s easy to see why appliance manufacturers would prefer a high-volume, highly reproducible process to make their plastic parts, but what are those parts? Let’s look at some of the most common examples you might find:
Refrigerator parts. In-door shelving units and sliding drawer frames for holding condiments and jars are both likely to use injection molding. Fridge and freezer door handles also come from molds, as do many of the parts used in ice makers, such as the plastic augers that dispense ice on demand.
Dishwasher parts. Much of the innards of a modern dishwasher come from injection molds, including the silverware case, the dishwasher racks themselves, the water-spraying wash arms, and even the door or hatch for the detergent dispenser.
Kitchen gadgets. The housing of a toaster may come entirely from a plastic mold, as may the housing of a blender and the blender container itself. Plastic food storage containers also use molding.
Increases in durability:
Injection molding has revolutionized the appliance industry by enabling manufacturers to order custom parts based on a project’s unique needs. For example, some appliances may benefit from specific resistances, whether to heat, chemicals, corrosion, rust, or more. The more durable a product is, the longer it will last, and the more valuable it is to consumers. Injection molding provides manufacturers with the ability to specify their own requirements, and Feihong Plastics provides this capability.
