Confused by injection mold quotations? Learn how material costs, machining, design, and hidden fees impact pricing for custom injection molds. Decode quotes to negotiate smarter and avoid budget overruns in your injection molding projects.
10 Common Injection Molding Defects by Material Type – Quick Troubleshooting Guide
Struggling with injection molding defects? This material-specific quick guide covers the 10 most common issues—from short shots to silver streaks—across plastics like ABS, PC, PP, glass-filled PA66, and PVC. Tailored fixes for each material help you boost yield in custom injection molding.
The 5 Golden Rules of Injection Mold Gate Design – From Single-Point to Multi-Point Hot Runner
Master injection mold gate design with 5 golden rules that prevent short shots, weld lines, and sink marks. Learn how to choose gate types, position them correctly, and balance multi-cavity molds for reliable custom injection molding. Boost first-shot success and cut cycle time today！
How to Maintain Your Molds for Maximum Lifespan—Because Even the Best Design Needs Love！
Discover the ultimate mold maintenance guide to extend your mold lifespan 2-3x！ Learn daily, weekly, and long-term care routines—from cleaning plastic residue to inspecting cooling channels—for injection and die-casting molds. Pro tips to avoid costly repairs and keep production running smoothly！
Injection Mold Core Steel Selection: A Veteran Engineer’s Guide to Lifespan & Best Practices
In the mold-making business for over a decade, I’ve seen too many clients fall into the same traps—wrong steel selection leading to rapid wear during mass production, or molds cracking after just a few thousand cycles. Today, let’s cut through the…
10 Common Injection Molding Defects & Solutions: From “Scrap Hell” to “High-Yield Success”
Struggling with injection molded parts that keep failing? This guide covers the 10 most common defects (flash, sink marks, bubbles, warpage, weld lines, burns, dimensional errors, dull surface, short shots, and silver streaks) with root-cause analysis and step-by-step fixes. Stop wasting material and boost your yield with these proven solutions from a seasoned engineer！
Design Guidelines: Overmolding & Insert Molding
SYNOR’s basic guidelines for overmolding and insert molding include important design considerations to help improve part manufacturability, enhance cosmetic appearance, and reduce overall production time.
Design Guidelines: Overmolding & Insert Molding
SYNOR’s basic guidelines for overmolding and insert molding include important design considerations to help improve part manufacturability, enhance cosmetic appearance, and reduce overall production time. Size Maximum Dimensions IN MM SIZE 18.9 in. x 29.6 in. x 8 in. 480mm x…
What is a Mold Cavity: A Complete Guide to Injection Molding Cavities
Learn what a mold cavity is in injection molding. Discover its role, types, design considerations, and how it impacts part quality and production efficiency.
What Is the Purpose of a Runner on a Mold? Understanding Its Role in Injection Molding
Learn about the role of the runner in injection molding. Understand how runners guide molten material into the mold cavity for consistent, high-quality parts.