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Injection moulding… never heard of it? Or would you like to know more about it? We\u2019re happy to tell give you more information! At Wicro Group, we have more than 70 years of experience in plastic moulding. Injection moulding is an innovative and impressive process. We\u2019ve been able to experience the rapid developments it has gone through, and we work with passion and enjoyment on products for our partners on a weekly basis. Injection moulding is a production method for moulding plastic. Why is it called \u2018injection moulding\u2019? Because plastic pellets are melted down and then injected into a mould under high pressure. The moulding can be done with all sorts of plastic to create product components ranging from big to small. Each type of plastic has various advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n

With today’s injection moulding machines, injection moulding produces extremely accurate results. During the production process, a product or component is developed into the precise shape desired for a product. Things like your thermostat, bucket, computer mouse or lunchbox, just for starters. An advanced injection mould, a sort of template, is designed for each product or product component.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Hoe werkt spuitgieten?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Spuitgieten gebeurt machinaal, waardoor in een kort tijdsbestek hoge volumes kunnen worden gedraaid.\u00a0Thermoplasten\u00a0worden met een hoge temperatuur gesmolten totdat er een gloeiend hete massa aan vloeibare kunststof ontstaat. Deze wordt vervolgens onder een hoge druk in een spuitgietmatrijs ge\u00efnjecteerd. Iedere matrijs is anders en volledig ontworpen voor betreffend product(onderdeel). In tegenstelling tot de gloeiend hete kunststof is de spuitgietmatrijs juist erg koud. Hierdoor koelt de kunststof snel af en wordt het verhard naar de vorm van de matrijs.<\/p>\n

Afhankelijk van de dikte van de wand (van het product) heeft de machine bepaalde tijd nodig om de kunststof volledig te volharden. Een spuitgietmachine kan binnen relatief korte tijd veel producten of productonderdelen produceren. Door de zeer verfijnde technieken, accurate matrijzen en hoge sluitkrachten van een machine is er bijna nooit nabewerking nodig. Het product(onderdeel) kan direct worden gebruikt of geassembleerd.<\/p>\n

Voordat het eerste product(onderdeel) daadwerkelijk uit de machine rolt, moeten een aantal belangrijke stappen worden gezet. Zo moet er onder andere een ontwerp worden gemaakt, een spuitgietmatrijs worden ontwikkeld en gewenste kunststoffen worden gekozen.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Toepassingen spuitgieten<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Zonder dat je doorhebt maak je iedere dag gebruik van dingen die gemaakt zijn door middel van spuitgieten. Bijna elke plastic voorwerp dat je ziet of gebruikt is met deze geavanceerde productiemethode geproduceerd: van keukengereedschap tot bouwmateriaal, van speelgoed tot auto-onderdelen. Je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken\u2026 het kan gemaakt worden met een spuitgietmachine.<\/p>\n

De verschillende soorten plastic hebben ieder hun eigen kenmerken en eigenschappen. Zo is bijvoorbeeld de ene soort kunststof erg sterk en kan een ander soort gemakkelijker in details worden afgewerkt. Kunststof is licht, gemakkelijk te kleuren en uiterst precies in vervorming, waardoor het een perfect materiaal is voor uiteenlopende toepassingen. Het is eenvoudig schoon te maken en zal in tegenstelling tot hout (rotten) of metaal (roesten) op lange termijn sterk blijven.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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2k spuitgieten neemt toe in populariteit en is een uitgebreide productiemethode voor het \u2018gewone\u2019\u00a0spuitgieten<\/a>. Tijdens 2k spuitgieten worden er twee componenten aan elkaar toegevoegd middels een dubbele schroefcilinder in de spuitgietmachine. Doordat er een tweede soort kunststof aanwezig is, biedt 2k spuitgieten de mogelijkheid om verschillende structuren, kleuren, eigenschappen of hardheid niveaus toe te passen. De ontwerpvrijheid wordt vergroot en er ontstaat een strakker uiterlijk tussen de twee verschillende productonderdelen.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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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.\r\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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PHASE 2: ASSIGNMENT<\/h3>\r\n
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. \r\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Daar gaan we dan, het product krijgt letterlijk en figuurlijk vorm in de pilotfase. Testen, optimaliseren en verfijnen\u2026 Alles komt samen en wordt geassembleerd tot een volwaardig product. Dit zijn de geluksmomentjes!\r\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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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! \r\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Want to know more? We’d love to help!<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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