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Plastic Injection Moulding<\/h1>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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What is plastic\u00a0
injection moulding?<\/h2>\n

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Plastic injection moulding is a cost-effective manufacturing process that allows for the quick production of high volumes of identical plastic parts and mouldings. This involves the injection of molten plastic into either one or multiple cavities within a metal mould, the plastic cools rapidly and is ejected to form a solid finished part.<\/p>\n

There are many different types of injection moulding, including more complicated techniques such as overmoulding<\/a> (combining two moulded components), insert moulding<\/a> (moulding two components on top of each other at the same time) and filter encapsulation<\/a> (moulding a plastic frame around a filter) \u2013 all of which are carried out at BEC Group\u2019s Hampshire site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why use plastic injection\u00a0
moulding for your project?<\/h2>\n

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Utilising plastic injection moulding for your project has many advantages\u2019 this includes the speed of manufacture, the low costs associated with labour and production, the ability to create bespoke and complex part designs and the variety of thermoplastics that can be used.<\/p>\n

You can have the part you want in the precise colour and plastic material that best fits its application in a timely manner and at a relatively low cost, what\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n

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What plastic is used\u00a0
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Hundreds of different thermoplastics are used in the injection moulding process, ranging from rigid to rubbery, fragile to tough, and translucent to opaque. The plastic material used depends upon its application – the mouldings may need to be impact resistant, chemical resistant, a specific colour, flexible etc. Cost also plays a part in material selection.<\/p>\n

Learn more about some of our most popular plastics below:<\/p>\n