Injection molding is a very common way to form plastic parts and components. Depending on the material, the parts can be very strict with their tolerances as well as easy to process. Injection molding is one of the most common types of forming plastics. It is used in a variety of industries and not just for medical injection molding. In fact, you probably have a wide variety of injection molded parts all around you and simply don't know it. Your basic pens, your keyboard, and even your phone have injection molded components in them. ​

However, there are other types of plastics called thermosets that also can be used for injection molding, but the process is far different. These materials are most likely not going to be used for medical molding as they cannot be recycled as easily as the thermoplastic materials.  Because of this, you don't see thermosets used as often as you do thermoplastics. A good example of a thermoset is your car tires. This is where they cannot be melted down and reshaped into something.

Implantable and bioresorbable materials pose unique preparation, processing, and handling challenges. As a pioneer with these materials, we have expertise and dedicated resources for manufacturing implantable and bioresorbable plastic components.

Aberdeen’s primary goal is total customer satisfaction for even your most challenging projects. Our company culture is one of honor, respect and service with the highest degree of competence and professionalism that you will find anywhere.

In the medical field, we often see metal combined with the plastic part. This is called insert molding and is a very common practice for injection molders to do. You see this all over the medical arena from needles to EKG hook up leads and more.

Our injection-molded solutions include premium, high-quality components and fully assembled medical devices. We have years of experience with complex molding projects working with highly engineered performance medical plastics.

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a high-strength, high-temperature thermoplastic with superior mechanical and chemical properties ideal for injection molding applications.

The most common types of materials used in medical insert molding are thermoplastics. These are materials that can be heated up into a molten state and pushed through a barrel into a mold. These molds can simply be open and shut type designs, which are what you would expect for, say a simple product such as a cake mold. Or they can be very complex with moving side parts called slides. Of course, the simpler the mold the better for maintenance and longevity. However, complex parts will need these complex designs in order to produce the desired part.

Sometimes the components need to be manufactured separately and then assembled. This is very common in many cases and this can be done by hand or robot.

As a single-source partner, we can support your complex surgical device throughout the product lifecycle, from design for manufacturability to development to validation and manufacturing.

We have decades of experience molding onto metal and other substrates. Combining properties of different materials, such as strength and flexibility, can create more intricate designs for aesthetics, branding, or ergonomics.

Multishot injection molding requires expertise in material interactions and understanding of how to combine multiple materials in one mold. We have the capability to support complex components from concept to production.

Medical injection molding is a manufacturing process that produces plastic medical devices and components. It involves melting plastic resin pellets and injecting the molten material into a mold to create a specific shape. This process allows for precise control over the product's size and shape and is subject to strict quality and regulatory standards.

The process is capable of making FDA approved medical devices that are both durable and reliable. This type of molding can also be used to make prototypes to send and get the much-needed FDA approval. Medical injection molding can be performed in a clean room and the components can be sterilized without harm as well. Let's take a look at injection molding.​

Once these new devices are produced, we assist our customers in transitioning the project into the production phase. Quality and customer satisfaction are our primary goals, and Aberdeen can work with both high and low quantity requirements with over 700 square feet of cleanroom injection molding space.

Injection mold prototyping is the process of developing a tool to expedite a molded part. Spectrum can create your part as close to the intended product design and functionality as possible using your requirements.

We provide assistance throughout each stage of your program, from design recommendation through mold tooling fabrication, prototyping, first article approval, process validation, full scale production medical molding, and transfer of turnkey system to customer facilities if requested.

Our silicone molding capabilities include liquid injection molding as well as silicone rubber transfer molding, overmolding, and liquid injection molding.

Spectrum is the starting point for medical device development requiring critical components. Our off-the-shelf tubing and components are available in our Component Webstore to accelerate the design and development of your next project.

As medical treatments become less invasive, medical devices are getting smaller. We have the expertise to do precision micromolding, including specialized equipment, tool designs, and measurement systems.

Medical injection molding is a core technology of Aberdeen Technologies and represents a cutting edge solution to the manufacturing needs of healthcare companies who produce medical molded devices. As an insert molding manufacturer, we provide assistance to device manufacturers who approach us with new product concepts and ask us to mold parts for clinical trials and marketing evaluations.

Prime examples were molding non-communicating passageways through a plastic manifold, molding critical tolerance pacemaker components, and even molding around glass formations without breaking or cracking. Our advanced injection molding equipment makes even the most difficult projects possible.