How to Use injection molding in a Sentence

injection molding

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  • Their legends are made via injection molding and won't fade over time.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Keter has almost 800 injection molding machines in its plants around the world, and the company can track the performance of each one, every day.
    — Willem Sundblad, Forbes, 18 May 2021
  • Plakie made injection molds for the ornaments and started selling them.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Out of this, spaghetti-like strings of Bioceramic emerge that are then cooled and granulized to form a feedstock ready for injection molding.
    — Tim Barber, Wired, 18 July 2022
  • The company also craned in a 12-ton, 30-foot-long injection molding machine used to make the durable, bendy and recyclable Zogoflex toys for which West Paw is known.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In just over a year, the company made close to 100 different permutations of the design, all with far less waste than injection molding.
    — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2022
  • To speed things up, Kotz and his colleagues have now extended their nanocomposite approach to work with injection molding, a process used to mass produce plastic parts like toys and car bumpers by the ton.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Souden and the rest of the students in the class get their hands dirty, making models with 3D printers and using injection molding techniques to create physical products.
    — Jeff Banowetz, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • With injection molding, for example, the pellets can be used to make a variety of items, including faux-plastic forks.
    — Tom Bentley, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2021
  • Plastic injection molding is a method of mass producing plastic parts by forcing molten plastic into a mold.
    — Giana Han, al, 9 July 2020
  • The resin shortage is a problem for Sogefi, which uses almost 4 tons of the substance each week in its injection molding operations, and for several of its suppliers.
    — Washington Post, 8 May 2021
  • The expansion, which opened last week, will house 40 additional injection molding machines to increase production capacity and will result in more than 40 new jobs, the company said in a news release.
    — Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Its new Element MP260 metal 3D printer is a compact-sized machine designed to be a prototype option for businesses that do metal injection molding.
    — Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Traditionally, injection molding is thought of as the least expensive way to manufacture plastic parts.
    — Bill King, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • Raw materials are turned into specific shapes through a number of methods: casting, cutting, forming and injection molding.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Every element of the process, from the initial combining of the feedstock elements to the injection molding of finished parts and their assembly, along with the manufacturing of the movement, dial, and crystal, is completely automated.
    — Tim Barber, Wired, 18 July 2022
  • Lounge or parlor chairs were originally made of wicker, for ventilation and lightness, but then the wicker was replaced with metal, then braided plastic string, and, finally, cheap and ugly plastic-injection molding.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
  • As part of a third-generation GM family, Bucchi just joined the company a year ago after working as a manufacturing engineer for a plastic injection molding shop.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2020
  • This year, Tubbs anticipates making about 50 million tons of hemp plastic pellets that can be used on regular plastics equipment, such as 3D printers or injection molds, which makes the switch for manufacturers a little easier.
    — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The Dothan center would also expand those capabilities to include injection molding of non-medical products and the production of absorbent underpads for the human and animal health markets.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The mask involves run-of-the-mill injection molding with either additive manufacturing (3D printing) or craftsmanship machining.
    — Matthew Putman, STAT, 1 May 2020
  • The Connecticut plastic injection molding facility will be sold, while the Missouri facility used for distribution will be marketed for sublease, the company said.
    — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Now he’s enrolled in a 13-week course at the Manufacturing Alliance Service Corp., a postsecondary school and educational foundation, learning injection molding, machine training and other skills.
    — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The platform offers injection molding capabilities for parts that often house consumer electronics or medical devices, Mr. Altschuler said, areas the company could also push into.
    — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, 13 May 2019
  • The company provides custom injection molding services.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The best application solutions arise from access to multiple options — both plastic and metal 3D printing, for example, often working alongside traditional injection molding, casting, or milling.
    — Sarah Goehrke, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Its annual revenue has doubled over the past year, to around $40 million, and the company now offers injection molding capabilities as well as sheet metal fabrication, urethane casting and computer numerical controlled machining.
    — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, 10 July 2018
  • The company’s Auburn operation will include injection molding and assembly manufacturing processes, according to a news release.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But now, the additive manufacturing industry has developed new materials, techniques and technologies to become a true competitor to more traditional manufacturing processes like injection molding and CNC machining.
    — Bill King, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • The company also provides manufacturing services including forging, machining, and precision plastic injection molding services.
    — Joe Cornell, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021

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