First Mold, an injection molding and rapid tooling specialist, is moving its prototype division closer to its Gangkou Industrial Park facility to solve problems related to production inefficiencies.

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Plastic Components Inc. has earned its reputation as an automated molder of high-volume parts. So it was a big change when PCI officials decided to break into prototype molds.

While it’s the ideal choice for mass production, injection molding is simply no good for prototyping. The molds are expensive and time-consuming make, so unless you’ve got the funding to burn tens of ...

Wentworth Mold Inc. has extended its Fast To Market service to include prototype tooling for extrusion blow molding and soon may be offering FTM from its expanding operations in Poland. Wentworth of ...

Editor?s note: This story is adapted with permission from a presentation given at the SPE ANTEC 2004 in Chicago. Designing a new thermoformed part is a complex process in which market needs, piece ...