Injection Moulding Resources

Whether it be to support you with your prototyping or on-demand manufacturing, our learning resources cover a wide array of injection moulding topics.

Insight - Injection Moulding

We have a vast library of injection moulding specific video content for your perusal

Best of Injection Moulding

Injection Moulding Costs

Draft - Improving Part Mouldability

Injection Moulding Cosmetics - Comsetic Defects and how to Avoid them

Plastic Injection Moulding - Improving Part Design with Uniform Wall Thickness

Overmoulding - Key Elements to Consider

Insert Moulding - Adding Durability and Strength

Injection Moulding - Don't be too Sharp

Elastomeric Manufacturing

Tips for Designing Multipart Assemblies

Optical LSR

Multi-Cavity Tooling

Bump Offs

Core and Cavity Placement

Moulded in Clips

Complex Features in Moulding

Ejector Pins

Injection Moulding Considerations

Injection Moulding Gates

Insight Podcast - Injection Moulding

Check out our library of injection moulding related podcasts

Protolabs Q&A Injection Moulding

Design Essentials: Injection Moulding

Case Study: Japet

Protolabs Q&A Liquid Silicone Rubber

Family Tooling and Multi-Cavity Moulds

Protolabs Q&A Family Tooling

Insert and Overmoulding

Case Studies - Injection Moulding

Learn more about how Protolabs has supported other companies with their Injection Moulding Requirements

Atlas: a true revolution in the world of medicine

Protolabs is helping a French start-up to finalise an exoskeleton to combat lumbar pain.

Parker Hannifin develops robotic exoskeleton

Design analysis paired with quick-turn moulding helped motion and tech leader rapidly accelerate development for exoskeleton

Mercedes-AMG HPP and UCL urgent CPAP device

Lives in the UK are being saved after Protolabs’ rapid tooling service helped ramp up production for a crucial breathing aid used in the fight against COVID-19.

Entryphone used injection moulding to quickly get their new product to market.

London based Entryphone have developed an entry phone product that perfectly meets the demands of the 21st century. The Entryphone team were keen to get their exciting new product to market as quickly as possible so Protolabs' high-speed low-volume production model provided the support needed.

Eyeing the Future of Fitness Tracking

Eyewear maker uses rapid injection moulding to accelerate design validation.

A Front Seat on Driving Innovation

TRW turns to Protolabs to manufacture prototypes that combine existing clock spring technology with new design features

ICE develop wrist rest to help trike riders

ICE, a reputation for innovation and high performance racing trikes

Innovation take wing with Cablewings

Vladislav Svetashkov implemented his innovative Cablewings cable winder within no time at all, using Protolabs injection moulding service

Helping a Life Saving Idea Become Real

Protolabs and Moon Labs have combined their skills to create a potentially life-saving monitoring system for hospital patients.

A drop of technology adds sophistication to an exceptional vodka

Protolabs and the Comate design office have combined their skills to finalise the bottle closure system that dresses luxury vodka XAU® .

Development of Epson’s new model of Moverio smart glasses accelerated by Protolabs.

Electronics giant leverages rapid prototyping to enhance comfort, design of its Moverio augmented reality glasses

Entryphone

Mercedes AMG HPP and UCL

Trend Reports & Guides - Injection Moulding

Delve deeper into Injection Moulding with our technical whitepapers

Design for Mouldability vol. 1

Design for Mouldability vol. 2

Cosmetics of Injection Moulded Parts

Materials Matter

Liquid Silicone Rubber

Considerations for Overmoulding and Insert Moulding

Prototyping to Production

Rapid Prototyping Processes

Reducing Component Weight for Automotive Applications

Prototping and Low-Volume Production for Medical Applications

Injection Moulded Design Cube

Whether you require 25 parts or in excess of 10,000, Protolabs has the production capabilities to get your injection moulding shipped to you exactly when your project needs it.

We also understand that seeing is believing, so we have simplified our process to give you the insight and trust needed to supply your parts. We’ve found that one of the best ways to learn about our injection-moulding process is to have an actual plastic part in your hands to explore.

The design cube, however simple, demonstrates what you can expect to achieve, with some helpful guidance to support you.

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Injection Moulding Material Selector

We stock numerous thermoplastic resins and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) materials. Each one is suitable for specific part applications and industries, so our pocket-sized Material Selector is a useful reference guide to help you choose the right material for your project. It details some of the key technical property variations so that you can quickly make an informed decision. In addition to this, the Selector includes information on maximum dimensions for plastic injection moulding, LSR moulding, and overmoulding & insert moulding.

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Design Tips

Get quick advice on creating plastic and metal parts for 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection moulding processes. Designing with manufacturability in mind can accelerate production time and reduce production costs.

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