Plastic injection moulding

Plastic injection moulding is a well-known method for producing products and/or components. Plastic can easily be moulded into any desired shape using injection moulds and the associated machines. The advanced injection moulding machines produce a precise shape. There are various injection moulding companies that carry out plastic moulding. Every injection moulder has its own area of specialisation. For example, there are different types of plastic that can be used for injection moulding. Injection moulding companies often offer mould-making too and you can choose to have the end product assembled.

Plastic moulding

Complex shapes or important safety requirements? When it comes to plastic moulding, anything is possible. Developing an injection moulding machine enables plastic to be moulded into any component you need. An injection mould is precision-designed in collaboration with an engineer. Once it has been created, it’s easy to handle high production numbers. Injection moulding is known for its extremely detailed results. It’s a pleasure to see how a product or component comes out of the injection moulding machine, very quickly and often without any post-processing.

Types of plastic

Plastics can be classified into four main types: thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers and composites. Each of these types of plastic has its own distinctive qualities. Each type uses different raw materials. These can be combined to produce the desired result.

Do you want a product to be flexible, or does it need to be hard? Should the type of plastic be easy or difficult to colour? Does it need to be able to withstand higher temperatures, or not? And so forth. These are all decisions that need to be made in order to determine which type of plastic to use for a particular part or component.

Plastic injection moulding at Wicro Plastics

Many of the products you use in your everyday life have been wholly or partly produced by an injection moulding company. Things like your thermostat, bucket, computer mouse or lunchbox, just for starters. So it’s not that surprising that plastic injection moulding might be a solution for your product too. At Wicro Plastics we have more than 70 years of experience in plastic injection moulding. In addition to our advanced injection moulding plant, we make moulds and have our own assembly line too. As a one-stop shop, we give advice on efficiency and how to save on costs.

Injection molding roadmap

Project Management

PHASE 1: QUOTATION

Tijdens deze eerste stap hebben we nauw contact. Een goede inventarisatie is belangrijk om vast te stellen welke productonderdelen er nodig zijn. We bekijken de gewenste kunststoffen en selecteren de leveranciers voor overige onderdelen.

Quotation

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PHASE 2: ASSIGNMENT

Offerte akkoord en naar tevredenheid? Dan ontvangt onze projectmanager de opdracht en zetten we iedereen op scherp om jouw project vorm te gaan geven. Benodigde samples worden al besteld en we maken samen een actielijst.

Assignment

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PHASE 3: PLANNING

Op basis van de actielijst maken we een planning. Deze planning is een gedetailleerd projectplan dat onze projectmanager gestructureerd doorloopt. In deze fase worden alle elementen en aspecten samengebracht tot een vloeiend geheel.

Planning

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PHASE 4: PROTOTYPE

Nu wordt het pas echt leuk, want in de prototype fase gaan we ontwikkelen. Alle onderdelen, waar in vorige fases samen intensief mee bezig zijn geweest, komen samen. Van matrijs tot aan masterbatches en overige inkoopdelen.

Prototype

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FASE 5: PILOT

Daar gaan we dan, het product krijgt letterlijk en figuurlijk vorm in de pilotfase. Testen, optimaliseren en verfijnen… Alles komt samen en wordt geassembleerd tot een volwaardig product. Dit zijn de geluksmomentjes!

Pilot

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PHASE 6: LAUNCH

Helemaal of zelfs meer dan tevreden? Dan drukken we op de grote groene knop en gaan we samen het product lanceren. De massaproductie kan worden gestart en jouw product is klaar om de markt op te gaan. Gefeliciteerd!

Launch

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what we do

Taking care of product development from A to Z

We don’t just make a product or part, we feel part. Part of the development of your product. Unburdened from A to Z.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

AUTOMATION

ENGINEERING

MOULD-MAKING

INJECTION MOULDING

ASSEMBLY

LOGISTICS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Together we look at the possibilities for your product. We inspire you with our references and show you around our injection molding plant in Kessel. Will I see you soon?

Contact

Marcel van Spijk

Engineer