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How Hot Can a RIM Part Get Before It Deforms?

It depends on which RIM material you are asking about, and on how much load the part carries while...

Custom Plastic Enclosures: How to Specify Beyond Off-the-Shelf

Most searches for custom plastic enclosures end in one of two dead ends: an off-the-shelf box that...

Low Volume Injection Molding: When It Works and When RIM Wins

Engineering teams searching for low volume injection molding usually have the same problem. They...

How to Manufacture Large Plastic Parts Without Massive Tooling

Large plastic parts break the standard injection molding playbook. Press tonnage scales with...

Why Does RIM Beat Sheet Metal and Injection Molding for Large Enclosures?

Large enclosures put engineers in a bind. The part is too big and too low-volume to justify an ...

Can You Replace a Multi-Piece Assembly With One Molded Part?

Most complex enclosures and housings start life as an assembly. A formed metal frame here, a molded...

How Do You Choose Between Elastomer, Solid RIM, and Structural Foam?

The hardest decision in a RIM project is often not whether to use the process, but which material...

When to Refurbish a Worn RIM Mold (and When to Build New)

Part 3 of a 3-part series on onboarding new customers and their RIM programs.

A program manager...

Reverse Engineering RIM Parts: How Laser Scanning Gets You Back Into Production

Part 1 of a 3-part series on onboarding new customers and their RIM programs.

RIM vs. Thermoforming: Selecting the Right Manufacturing Process for Your Large Plastic Parts

When engineering teams face the challenge of producing large plastic parts at low to medium...

When You Should Consider Reaction Injection Molding (RIM)

In today's competitive manufacturing landscape, engineers and production managers face mounting...

Why Choose RIM Molding?

When designing plastic parts for high-volume production, engineers often default to traditional...