Plastic Molding for Home Appliance Parts

Plastic molding for home appliances

Most parts inside a modern home appliance are injection molded. Compared with metal, molded plastic parts cost less, weigh less, need no painting and can combine several functions in one part. These slim ABS components were made for a home appliance molder that needed high output at a low part price.

Six cavities for high output

• Six cavities in AISI H13, so every cycle produces six parts.
• Cold runner with a balanced layout, so every cavity fills at the same time and parts are dimensionally identical.
• HASCO standard mold base and components.
• Long, slender cores supported and cooled to prevent bending under injection pressure.

Why ABS for appliance parts

ABS is easy to process, holds dimensions well, accepts colour and texture, and has one of the lowest resin costs among engineering plastics. Its low processing temperature compared with nylon makes quality easier to control in long runs.

Keeping six cavities consistent

At T1 we measure parts from every cavity, not just one, and adjust the runner or gate sizes in steel if one cavity runs short or heavy. The goal is a mold that runs on a stable process window without constant tuning.

How a project like this works

• Tell us what you need – the mold only, molded parts, or both, and your estimated annual volume.
• Send drawings – STEP, IGES, STL, DWG or PDF, or a sample. We sign off moldability in a DFM review.
• Quotation – tooling price, part price and a schedule, with steel, cavities and runner proposed.
• Mold design approval – you approve the 3D mold design before steel is cut.
• T1 samples + FAI report – production or mold shipment starts after your approval.

Shipping molds and parts

• Molds are cleaned, rust-protected, marked and checked against a shipment checklist: cooling circuits, sprue, locating ring, ejection and support pillars.
• Molds ship with drawings, a spare-parts list and the T1 process sheet.
• Parts are packed to your packing instruction and inspected before shipment.
• We ship to customers in Europe, the USA and Asia.

After-sales

Our after-sales team supports mold maintenance and modifications remotely and can supply spare inserts. Contact customerservice@precisemoulds.com.