Thermoplastics
are raw materials for plastic that can be formed into different shapes once
they are heated. The concept of melting is used in these types of plastics.
A process that
could be used in forming shapes in thermoplastics is injection moulding. This
is when a plunger, often times in a form of a screw is forced into the mold
which then solidifies and forms the contour of the mold. Ideal plastics to be
used for injection moulding are polysterene,
nylon, polypropylene and polythene.
The injectionmoulding process, however, is not that easy to do yet could yield very precise
and accurate results. The injection process moulding has to have the granules
of the plastic powder poured over into a hopper which stores the whole thing. A
heater then heats up the tube and starts the screw head once the injection
moulding process is already hot enough for the plastic to be melted. A motor
head turns the thead which pushes the granules along the heater then melts it
into a liquid form. This liquid is in turn pushed into the mold of your desired
product. It would then be opened and the plastic is removed.
It was Jons
Jacob Berzelius who produced the first type of plastic to be used for injectionmoulding. His condensed polymer and polyester became so ideal in reshaping
plastics that this idea was supported by Alexander Parkes in 1861. It seemed to be an old version of the
injection moulding process that we know today.
Speaking of,
there are machines available for injection moulding to take place. Some of the
injection moulding machines are big in size yet are also for heavy duty
processing. These injection moulding machines are either electrical or
hybrid. The electrical machine provides
a one way easy step for the process of injection moulding while hybrid on the
other hand is the fusion of hydraulic and electrical injection moulding
machine. These machines are easy to operate and are productive for a company to
acquire. Aside from that they are also energy saving, receptive, fast, accurate
and effective.
However
injection moulding machine would be make the production must easier. There are
still risks that one has to expose him/herself into especially this in type of
industry where it is more hands on and leaning to the production side. The good
side of injection moulding though is that it is worth the risk.
But to cut cost,
it would also be wiser to have plastics manufactured in a trusted center. ASP
plastics, the leader of plastic distribution and manufacturing in Australia has
top of the line machines that caters to the customer’s every specific need.
They have a large range of equipment for injection moulding that could fit any
preference on your product that is about to be made. They also have top-of-the-line
equipment that can top off technology at its finest. The advantage of ASP is
that they have a customer service outline that solves your every plastic noted.
