Plastic Processing Overview | Injection Molding | Blow Molding | Thermoforming | Vacuum Forming
In this short video you will observe the manufacturing process of plastic parts, like injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, vacuum forming.
Injection molding is a forming process using molds. Materials such as synthetic resins (plastics) are heated and melted, and then sent to the mold where they are cooled to form the designed shape. Due to the resemblance to the process of injecting fluids using a syringe, this process is called injection molding.
Blow molding is the forming of a hollow object by inflating or blowing a thermoplastic molten tube called a “parison” in the shape of a mold cavity. The process consists of extruding or “dropping” a parison on which female mold halves are closed. The female mold halves contain the shape of the product to be produced.
Thermoforming – Thermoforming is a general term that refers to the process of transforming a plastic sheet into a 3-dimensional shape by using heat, vacuum, and pressure. Thermoplastics – Thermoplastics refers to a type of plastic made from polymer resins that become homogenized when heated.