Injection molding applications in the automotive industry
Injection molding is one of the most commonly used production processes for plastics. This is true because it provides a viable solution for the mass production of high-quality injection-molded automotive parts using a variety of polymers. In the automotive industry, where consistency, safety and quality are paramount, automotive molds are an important manufacturing process.In the development of the automobile industry, the proportion of plastic parts in auto parts is very large. Due to the advantages of beautiful appearance, light weight and easy processing, the demand for plastic parts is increasing. The use of plastic can reduce the weight of parts by about 40%, and the cost can be greatly reduced, which makes plastic the preferred material for vehicle lightweighting. Plastics are easy to form parts of complex shapes.
According to the plastic composition of the plastic, the required properties of the plastic are produced by adding different fillers, plasticizers and hardeners, and the mechanical strength and processing properties of the material are changed to meet the requirements of different parts of the car. Injection molding is an established production process in which manufacturers of automotive molds inject molten plastic material into mold cavities. The molten plastic then cools and hardens, and the manufacturer extracts the finished product.