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By using this website, you consent to the cookies we use and our Privacy Policy. Accept CapabilitiesPlastic Injection Molding PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING GET CUSTOM PLASTIC MOLDED PROTOTYPES AND PRODUCTION PARTS IN AS FEW AS 10 BUSINESS DAYS. WE PROVIDE EXPERT ENGINEERING REVIEWS AND $500 OFF YOUR FIRST MOLD. DOZENS OF MATERIALS AND FINISHES ARE AVAILABLE. See How It Works There was an error uploading your files, please try again. UPLOAD 3D CAD FILE TO START A NEW INJECTION MOLDING QUOTE STEP | STP | SLDPRT | IPT | PRT | SAT FILES Start Your New Quote All uploads are secure and confidential.Xometry's Instant Quoting Engine is covered by US Pat. Nos. 11,086,292 and 11,347,201. Other patents pending. Molding Services How It Works Materials Finishes Design Guidelines Applications and Benefits Why Xometry? Customer Examples WHAT IS INJECTION MOLDING? Injection molding is the most cost-effective way to make a plastic part at scale. The injection molding process involves injecting molten plastic into a mold tool, then ejecting the solidified part. This process quickly repeats hundreds or thousands of times, amortizing the cost of the mold tool and driving down the cost of each unit to a few dollars or less. Since the injection molding process uses the same mold tool for each part, it offers consistent quality across every part. Injection molding also has the highest variety of materials, colors, cosmetics, polishes, and surface textures when compared to CNC machining or even 3D printing. Xometry's custom injection molding service is a service providing on-demand prototype and production molding. We take a customer-first approach which means we find the right injection molding supplier within our manufacturing supplier network to mold the parts the way you need them—without design compromises—at the right price point. We offer expert consultation on each injection molding quote and project managers on every order to move your parts from design to production. Our team has experience in every industry, especially medical injection molding and liquid silicone rubber molding. First-time buyers receive $500 off their first mold with Xometry. We offer both domestic and China injection molding options, as well as ITAR injection molding. Use the 3D viewer above to preview Xometry’s part rendering features. Start Your New Instant Quote GET FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR THE PARTS YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS. Learn More INJECTION MOLDING CAPABILITIES ServiceDetails Service Lead Time Details Starts at 10 business days, including 24-hour quote responses with design-for-manufacturing (DFM) feedback Service Production Options Details Domestic and international Service Materials Details Most plastics, including custom sourcing and matching; see materials list below Service Machines Available Details Single, multi-cavity, and family molds; 50 to 1,100+ press tonnage; side actions including hand-loaded cores Service Inspection and Certification Options Details Includes FAI and PPAP. ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, UL, ITAR, and ISO 7 and 8 Medical Clean Room molding. Service Tool Ownership Details Customer-owned with mold maintenance Service Mold Cavity Tolerances Details +/- 0.005" when machining the mold and an additional +/- 0.002" per inch when calculating for shrink rate Service Part to Part Repeatability Details +/- 0.004" or less Service Critical Feature Tolerances Details Tighter tolerances can be requested and may increase the cost of tooling because of additional sampling and grooming. Xometry will mill to a steel-safe condition on critical features. Service Available Mold Types Details Steel and aluminum; Production grades range from Class 105, a prototype mold, to Class 101, an extremely high production mold. Xometry typically produces Class 104, 103, and 102 tools. This table depicts the general tolerances for Xometry’s injection molding services and accounts for adequate draft, radii, and coring for manufacturability. Learn more about our injection molding manufacturing standards. Xometry Injection Molding Mold Classes Class 105Class 104Class 103Class 102Class 101 Class 105 Under 500 cycles. Prototype only. This mold will be constructed in the least expensive manner possible to produce a very limited quantity of prototype parts. Also known as a Class V tool. Example: a one-and-done market test of 100 molded units. Class 104 Under 100,000 cycles. Low production mold. Use only for limited production preferably with non-abrasive materials. Low to moderate price range. Also known as a Class IV tool. Example: Aluminum or MUD tooling, SPI B-3 finish, hand-loaded cores, and limited re-runs. Class 103 Under 500,000 cycles. Medium production mold. This is a very popular mold for low to medium production needs. Most common price range. Also known as a Class III tool. Example: Aluminum or steel tooling, automated lifts or slides, multiple re-runs with batches between 1,000-5,000 units. Class 102 Medium to high production, good for abrasive materials and/or parts requiring close tolerance. This is a high-quality, fairly high-priced mold. Also known as a Class II tool. Example: Steel tooling with an SPI A-2 finish, automated slides, scheduled production cycles. Class 101 Over 1,000,000 cycles. Built for extremely high production. This is the highest-priced mold and is made with only the highest quality materials. Also known as a Class I tool. Example: Multiple-cavity steel tooling with full automation and overnight production work centers for dedicated part manufacturing. ADDITIONAL MOLDING OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT XOMETRY INSERT MOLDING SERVICE Make Strong, Functional Prototypes and Production Parts With Insert Molding Start Your New QuoteInsert Molding Service OVERMOLDING SERVICE High Quality Process for Pilot Runs, Low-Volume Production, and Bridge Tooling Start Your New QuoteOvermolding Service METAL INJECTION MOLDING (MIM) SERVICE Get Complex Small-Sized Metal Parts in High Volume With Xometry Start Your RequestMetal Injection Molding (MIM) Service MEDICAL INJECTION MOLDING High-quality Injection Molded Parts Including ISO 13485 Certified Medical Device Manufacturing | $500 off Your First Mold Start Your New QuoteMedical Injection Molding GAS ASSIST INJECTION MOLDING Get custom gas assist plastic molded prototypes and production parts in as few as 10 business days. We provide expert engineering reviews and $500 off your first mold. Dozens of materials and finishes are available. Start Your New Instant QuoteGas Assist Injection Molding INJECTION MOLDING IN CHINA High-quality injection molded parts made in China | $500 off your first mold | Take the complexity out of molding in China with Xometry's managed service Start Your New QuoteInjection Molding in China LIQUID SILICONE RUBBER MOLDING Manufacture custom silicone prototypes and end-use production parts in 15 days or less in a range of durometers and grades of LSR materials. Start Your New QuoteLiquid Silicone Rubber Molding LARGE PART INJECTION MOLDING SERVICES Get custom plastic molded prototypes and production parts in as few as 10 business days. We provide expert engineering reviews and $500 off your first mold. Dozens of materials and finishes are available. Start Your New QuoteLarge Part Injection Molding Services HOW CUSTOM PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING WORKS The plastic injection molding process requires an injection molding machine, raw plastic material, and a machined mold. The raw plastic material is first melted in the injection unit and is then injected into the mold—most often machined from steel or aluminum—where it cools and solidifies into the final plastic part. At Xometry, we first review your plastic injection molding online quote, then consult with you to ensure your specifications, lead time, and price fit your project needs. We then use your 3D part data to CNC machine a high-quality injection mold. Once the mold is created, Xometry sends ten part samples (T1) for approval. Once the mold is refined and approved, Xometry begins production. Xometry molds a variety of products and parts from the smallest medical insert up to large automotive, aerospace, and defense parts. PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MATERIALS Rigid And Flexible Resins Rigid And Flexible Resins ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Rigid And Flexible Resins ASA | Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate Rigid And Flexible Resins CA | Cellulose Acetate Rigid And Flexible Resins COPO | Copolyester Rigid And Flexible Resins HDPE | High-Density Polyethylene Rigid And Flexible Resins LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymer Rigid And Flexible Resins LDPE | Low-Density Polyethylene Rigid And Flexible Resins PA 6 | Polyamide 6, Nylon 6 Rigid And Flexible Resins PA 6/6 | Polyamide 6/6, Nylon 6/6 Rigid And Flexible Resins PARA | Polyaryl Amide Rigid And Flexible Resins PBT | Polybutylene Terephthalate, Valox Rigid And Flexible Resins PBT-PET | Polybutylene Terephthalate-Polyethylene Terephthalate Rigid And Flexible Resins PC | Polycarbonate Learn more about our plastic injection molding materials. ELASTOMERS AND SYNTHETIC RUBBERS FOR MOLDING Elastomers and Rubber-Like Materials Elastomers and Rubber-Like Materials EPDM | Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Rubber, Viton Elastomers and Rubber-Like Materials MPR | Melt Processable Rubber Elastomers and Rubber-Like Materials POE | Polyolefin Elastomer Elastomers and Rubber-Like Materials PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride (Shore A) Check out more information about our materials here. CUSTOM INJECTION MOLDING SERVICE If you do not see the material stock you are looking for, please choose "Custom" under the material drop-down on your online quote page and submit it for an expert engineering review once you have specified features, tolerances, inspection needs, and quantities required. Xometry can also use customer-sourced or customer-supplied resin for production projects. Injection Molding Finishes Standard Finish Moldmaker's choice of finish. Typically SPI B-2, depending on geometry and drafts. Interior, non-cosmetic faces, are typically as-machined. SPI Finishes Range of Society of Plastics Industry (SPI) finishes from Grade 3 diamond / high polish to 320 stone low polish. Finishes include: SPI A-1, SPI A-2, SPI A-3, SPI B-1, SPI B-2, SPI B-3, SPI C-1, SPI C-2, SPI C-3, SPI D-1, SPI D-2, and SPI D-3 MoldTech Finishes (Mold Texturing) Range of finishes including matte, swirls, lines, and patterns. Our most common texture finishes include: MoldTech MT11010, MoldTech MT11020, and MoldTech MT11030. Other textured finishes can be added by request. Other Textures - VDI VDI 3400 Surface Finish (commonly known as VDI surface finish) refers to the mold texture standard set by Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI), the Society of German Engineers. This is mainly processed by EDM machining, producing fine to coarse matte finishes. As Molded No secondary polishing or grinding. Part will show tooling marks. Threaded Inserts We can install most commonly used standard inserts in UNF and metric sizes. Pad Printing Transfer a 2D image onto a 3D part. All images are subject to review. Laser Engraving Engrave part numbers, logos, and more onto your parts. Assembly Xometry has the ability to assemble and label injection molded parts. Discuss your needs with your salesperson. Slide 1 of 1 A guide to injection molding finishes AN OVERVIEW OF INJECTION MOLDED SURFACE FINISHES Xometry offers SPI injection molding finishes and Mold-Tech and VDI injection molding finish options for polished, matte, to textured molded parts. Read the Full Case Study VIDEO: 7 WAYS TO SAVE ON INJECTION MOLDING Learn seven injection molding design best practices to help you get great molded parts made cost-effectively. INJECTION MOLDING DESIGN GUIDELINES FeatureTip Feature Undercuts Tip Reduce undercuts, which will increase the complexity and cost of the tool ejection mechanisms, by adding in pass-thru coring. Feature Wall Thickness Tip Prevent wall sink and voids by maintaining an even wall thickness. Thinner walls reduce cycle time and reduce costs. Feature Drafts Tip Ensure parts are designed with a minimum draft angle of 0.5°, or up to 5°, for faces with medium textures. Feature Ribs/Gussets Tip Ribs should be 40-60% the thickness of outer walls and should still maintain draft. Feature Bosses Tip Bosses should be designed at a depth of 30% the wall thickness and with a 30% edge groove. Attach them to side walls or ribs for structural integrity. To see these design-for-manufacturing recommendations in detail, view our Injection Molding Design Guide. READY TO GET A CUSTOM INJECTION MOLDING QUOTE? Start Your Quote APPLICATIONS AND ADVANTAGES OF INJECTION MOLDING Rapid Prototyping Low-cost tooling allows for rapid injection molding to be produced in as fast as 10 business days at affordable prices. Production Parts Injection molding can be the ideal process for low-volume production molding of 250 units to mass production molding of over 1,000,000 units. Molded parts will generally perform better than the same part CNC machined or 3D printed using the same material. Careful selection of the resins allow for a wide range of properties and solvent compatibility. Molds are CNC machined to high precision, high tolerances and are able to produce thousands of identical parts with very small and intricate details. Range of Industries and Certifications We offer ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, UL, ITAR, and ISO 7 and 8 Medical Clean Room molding. Injection Molding FAQs What industries use injection molding? Injection molding is used across a wide range of industries including aerospace, medical devices, consumer goods, energy, electronics, automotive, robotics, toys, and more. What is the difference between molding and printing? With molding, plastic or metal parts are created inside a mold. They are then removed from the mold as fully-formed parts. 3D printing, on the other hand, is an additive manufacturing process, meaning that the part is built layer-by-layer using processes like deposition or sintering. What is the process after ordering? After receiving the order, the statement of work is reviewed by one of our manufacturing engineers. A case manager is assigned, and an appropriate manufacturing supplier is identified. A comprehensive DFM/PEG report is created and provided for approval. Upon approval, tooling and mold production is commenced. T1 samples are produced and shipped for approval. Upon approval, the remaining parts are made. Who owns the tool? At Xometry, our customers own their injection mold tools! After a run is complete, the tool will remain at our facilities. Tools can be shipped to you upon request; however, you will be responsible for any associated shipping and packaging costs. Our engineers will work with you regarding tool compatibility with your equipment if you're unsure. Can you run different colors of the same material? Yes, multiple colors can be run even on the same order! When running multiple colors on the same order, a purge charge will be added. WHY USE XOMETRY INJECTION MOLDING SERVICES? ENDLESS OPTIONS Choose from millions of possible combinations of materials, finishes, tolerances, markings, and certifications for your order. EASY TO USE Get your parts delivered right to your door without the hassle of sourcing, project management, logistics, or shipping. VETTED NETWORK We are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, and AS9100D certified. Only the top shops that apply to become Suppliers make it through our qualification process. 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