A Guide to Custom Plastic Enclosures for Electronics and Industrial Equipment
Port Erie Plastics’ comprehensive guide to custom plastic enclosures for electronics and industrial equipment offers design considerations and more.
Why Plastic Injection Molding Assembly Services Matter for Consumer Product Manufacturing
Plastic injection molding assembly services are commonly used in consumer product manufacturing operations. Injection molding supports scalable, consistent, and repeatable production of components. When assembly operations are added into the mix, it makes the entire program much easier for contract manufacturers, OEMs, and of course, the targeted customer. Port Erie Plastic explains why plastic injection […]
A Guide to Plastic Trench Drains and Structural Foam Molding for Building Applications
Follow along Port Erie Plastics’ guide for plastic trench drains and other structural foam molding operations for building products.
Tips and Considerations on Plastic Material Handling Equipment for Reusable and Returnable Packaging Programs
Port Erie Plastics provides tips and considerations on plastic material handling equipment where packaging programs focus on reusability
Thick Wall Injection Molding vs. Structural Foam: What’s Best for Large Plastic Components?
There are multiple different manufacturing methods available to create large plastic components. Depending on the specs of your project, thick wall injection molding or structural foam molding might be two viable options for your team to consider. Each manufacturing operation contains their own sets of benefits, best applications, and certainly their own process. But, how […]
A Guide to Large Part Injection Molding for Heavy-Duty Plastic Housings and Enclosures
Large part injection molding operations are commonly performed by contract manufacturers for specialized programs that need high-volume components at a cost-effective rate. Heavy-duty plastic housings and enclosures are just two examples of the numerous large parts that can be created through injection molding. Typically, when injection molding is discussed, most companies think the manufacturing process […]
How to Select Injection Molding Materials Based on Product Application
Two of the most vital aspects of injection molding are design of the mold and the product itself, and material selection. These two factors go hand in hand with one another, and selecting the proper injection molding materials is largely dependent on your product’s intended application. Port Erie Plastics’ engineering team aids in material selection by viewing all of the specs of your product and […]
How Plastic Manufacturers Manage the Injection Molding Supply Chain and How it Benefits Customers
The demand for products and having them readily available is always on the mind of OEMs, supplier programs, and contract manufacturers across the country and around the world. Managing the supply chain regardless of the industry or product is a delicate act that truly acts like a team sport. When one hand in the supply chain has an issue, […]
The Benefits of Partnering with an In-House Mold Making Company
One of the most important aspects of any plastic manufacturing operation is tooling. Whether it’s creating a whole new die for a project or transferring your tooling operation from one manufacturer to another, if your tooling operation isn’t 100 percent accurate, that can create a long list of potential problems with your product. Those problems are heavily mitigated when creating a partnership with an […]
What Different Types of Injection Molds Do for Projects
Injection molding is one of the most versatile plastic manufacturing methods in the world. With cost-effectiveness for high-volume production programs, a wide range of manufacturable materials, and numerous value-added operations to further enhance a product, it’s easy to see why injection molding is so widely used. The most important aspect of this manufacturing method is the molds themselves and for every production […]