Plastic mould is a process of shaping plastic using a rigid frame or mould. This technique is highly demanding for the creation of objects of all shapes and sizes with huge design. It offers a noticeable flexibility for both simple and highly complex designs. These plastic moulding techniques are highly applicable in so many car parts, containers, signs and other high volume items.
The basic technique in plastic molding is inserting molten liquid plastic into a ready shaped mold, for example the mold of a bottle. Then it will be allowed to cool, and the mold will be removed to reveal the plastic bottle. There are so many molding processes are available but the plastic mould manufacturer adopt that process that fits to its budget, expertise and resources. The most demanding processes are listed below-
- Injection molding
- Blow molding
- Compression molding
- Film insert molding
- Gas assist molding
- Rotational molding
- Structural foam molding
- Thermoforming.