One of our frequently asked questions is: What material should I use for my project?
We give a short answer on the FAQ page but it is accurate. It is totally dependent on your specific product’s application.
Hopefully, you have created a Product Design Requirements Specification for your product or something like that type of a document. Within it, you have documented what types of stresses your product (and its associated plastic) needs to stand up to. Some of those are in no particular order:
Environmental – temperature range in use, temperature range in storage/shipment, temperature transition profile, dust/dirt exposure, humidity, atmospheric pressure
Physical – handheld, tabletop, drop resistance, shock & vibration exposure, fluids exposure i.e. water submersion, water splashing, cleaning agent exposure.
The list can go on for some time.
For each of these scenarios there is a resin or composite that will meet the requirements specified. In some cases more than one. Just like electronics, resins & composites can and do go obsolete. Selecting primary and alternate materials can help reduce life cycle exposure.
PlastiCert can help navigate all of the materials options to injection mold your parts. For our customers, we offer this expertise and input as part of our commitment to them. For prospective customers we can offer a cursory opinion, and look forward to your joining our customer list so that we can offer you the same level of assistance and insight that we do all our longtime customers.
More FAQ’s answered in the articles below:
Does PlastiCert perform more than mold design and molding work?
What types of molding do we perform at PlastiCert?
Do we only run molds made at PlastiCert?
Prototype tool work at PlastiCert
New molds at PlastiCert, where do they come from?
How does a typical project get started?