All kinds of tools and products used in our daily production and life, ranging from the base and body shell of the machine tool to the shell of a embryo head screw, button and various household appliances, are closely related to the mold. The shape of the mold determines the shape of these products, and the processing quality and accuracy of the mold also determine the quality of these products. Because of the different materials, appearance, specifications and uses of various products, molds are divided into casting molds, forging molds, die-casting molds, stamping molds and other non plastic molds, as well as plastic molds.

Injection molding process description: mold is a tool for producing plastic products. It is composed of several groups of parts, and this combination has a forming die cavity. During injection molding, the mold is clamped on the injection molding machine, the molten plastic is injected into the molding mold cavity, cooled and shaped in the cavity, and then the upper and lower molds are separated. The products are ejected from the mold cavity and left the mold through the ejection system. Finally, the mold is closed for the next injection molding. The whole injection molding process is cyclic.

General definition of mold: in industrial production, various presses and special tools installed on the press are used to make metal or non-metallic materials into parts or products of the required shape through pressure. Such special tools are collectively referred to as molds.

In recent years, with the rapid development of plastic mold industry and the continuous improvement of strength and accuracy of general and engineering plastics, the application scope of plastic products is also expanding, such as household appliances, instruments and meters, construction equipment, automobile industry, daily hardware and many other fields. The proportion of plastic products is increasing rapidly. A reasonably designed plastic part can often replace multiple traditional metal parts. The trend of plasticization of industrial products and daily-use products is rising.

DIY desktop injection molding is finally a reality! We built an extremely small and easy-to-use desktop size plastic injection machine, and we’re calling it (drum roll please)… INJEKTO! We tested it using molds created on our DIY CNC machine and it worked perfectly. Although this initial prototype gives us proof of concept, we are working on developing an enhanced 2nd version of this DIY desktop injection molding machine and can’t wait to share it with all of you!

INJEKTO 2.0 has now been released and can be purchased as a kit. Both mechanical and electronic components are available. You can buy a kit here (or scroll to the bottom of this page).Make sure to follow our CNC and other DIY machine adventures by hitting the SUBSCRIBE button - it helps our channel grow!