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At PPI, we’re all about sharing the knowledge, because the more you know, the more informed your decision-making process can be and the more confident you are in the process. Get the information you need about plastic injection molding problems and solutions, best practices and the latest industry trends and news through the PPI blog.

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Build Relationships With Multiple Suppliers To Protect Your Supply Chain

May 14, 2021Blog

It’s not a bad idea to use multiple suppliers in order to protect your supply chain. Let Proto Plastics be either your primary or your backup supplier. Build Relationships With Multiple Suppliers Do you rely on one supplier for your injection molded plastic products? What happens when that one supplier can’t fulfill your orders becaus ... More

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To Kit or Not to Kit and How: Pros and Cons

April 16, 2021Blog

A look at various types of kitting services, and the pros and cons of each Your company has shepherded your product through the inevitable changes introduced through the serial prototypes. You’ve satisfied yourself that the product works, that it’s viable in the marketplace; now you’re ready to move forward into the next phases. O ... More

The CMM machine measuring dimension of the injection mold parts. The quality control in mold and die manufacturing process by multi-axis CMM machine. Fail safes to reduce parts defects

10 Fail-Safes To Include in Your Injection Molding Product Designs

March 19, 2021Blog

How to include fail-safes in your injection molded product to save costs by reducing production errors There is a lot at stake when designing parts for the injection molding process. Yes, the cost per production unit is considerably lower than any other method but the design and mold tooling is about 70% to 80% of […] ... More

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From Design To Production: A Guide To Producing a Brand-New Injection Molded Product

February 17, 2021Blog

Why Consider Injection Molding? Low costs are always a factor when designing for production. So when weighing the options of whether to produce a product using injection molding over CNC machining, the injection molding process for a product will win out over the long run when considering costs. After the initial costs of design […] ... More

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14 Most Vibrant Colors for Injection Molded Products

January 22, 2021Blog

We examine colors best used in plastic injection molding for vibrant, attractive products with high color strength The plastic color used in plastic injection molded products starts as whitish or clear. But if the custom products produced by the injection-molded plastic process requires color, whether it be for safety, color coding, or just cosme ... More