As complicated as plastic injection molding might sound to a consumer, it is a very common manufacturing method used to create a host of everyday items. From intricate, complex components to larger objects, injection molding plastic is incredibly versatile. Below are just a few objects we come across each day, many of which are made from plastic injection molding.
Containers and Lids
Containers and Lids of all sorts are made from plastic injection molding. That includes plastic bottles & caps, plastic cups & lids and prescription drug containers and their lids.
Electrical Switches
The electrical switches used to turn on the lights or to power your coffee maker are injection molding plastics. Your entire electrical system depends on plastic injection molding for reliable, consistently designed plastic components.
Automotive Dashboards and Bumpers
Every time you get into your vehicle, you are surrounded by injection molded plastic components. The dashboard, for example, most likely is made from plastic injection molding. The buttons on the radio, the controls for automatic windows, the plastic cup holders — all made the same way. And it’s not just the interior. Automotive bumpers are also made this way.
CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray
It might come as a surprise, but discs of many kinds — CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays included — are made from injection molding. And then there are the plastic cases used to hold them. If you store your CDs in a plastic shelf, then you’ve got even more products made this way. When you count the plastic television or CD player cabinets, the list goes on and on.
Medical Devices
The healthcare industry relies on plastics more than any other, as plastics are versatile, lightweight, sanitary and replaceable. Many medical devices used in medical facilities and at home by patients are made from plastic injection molding. That includes plastic syringes, containers and some tools used in actual medical procedures
Here were just some of the innumerable example of how Plastic Injection Molding shapes our daily lives (and not just plastic!).
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