A Custom Injection Molding Company that will uphold business objectives that parallel the goals of your organization while providing you with superior manufacturing and comprehensive value added services. Are staff’s combined molding experience will provide injection molding services to meet your plastic molding needs and will work alongside you on your project from the very beginning thru the ent
ire process until your vision is achieved. We focus on delivering speed, accuracy, quality, cost-efficiency, competence, and value. Why Choose Five Star Molding Inc. Turning plastic pellets into a perfect molded product is what we do best. It may sound like a fairly simple process, but details are everything when it comes to the plastic injection molding process. We employ highly certified and experienced employees who can walk you through every step of the custom injection molding process. With so many plastic injection molding company’s competing for your attention, it can be difficult to pick the right one. That’s why Five Star Molding Inc. guarantees quality work, no matter the size or scope of your project, and an exceptional experience with our company. If you are looking for a molding company that performs to high standards of quality, provides excellent customer service, and is willing to work their molding processes around your project give us a shout. Our goals include:
• Pursuing Growth in the Injection Molding Industry
• Continuous Improvement in our Processes, Products, and People
• Implementing New Technology
• Ethically Conducting Business and Maintaining Strong Principles
PRODUCTION FACILITY. Our facility is 20,000 sq/ft and has one dock high and three ground level dock for easy loading and unloading. our molding capability range from 125 tons up to a 450 ton capacity. Our plant utilizes a recirculation treated water system, scrap grinders, mold temperature control units, chillers, and all other necessary auxiliary equipment to meet your custom molding requirements. Quality Control. Our commitment to quality is reflected in the care and planning that goes into every phase of our operation. We take specific steps, including quality control inspections at every stage of production, to make sure that every part leaving the plant meets both our and our customer's high standards. We will produce parts to fill your blanket order requirements, giving you the cost savings of larger production runs. We are confident you will reduce your cost while still receiving the high quality parts you expect. We extend an invitation for you to visit our plant and look forward to the opportunity of quoting parts and molds for you. Materials
Selecting the right material is crucial for any manufacturing process. At Five Star Molding Inc., our team can assist you in the selection of the correct material for your project. We work with a wide range of materials including glass filled resins and resins with additives like flame retardant and uv stabilizer. Custom coloring is another solution that we can offer. We can custom color any material to make the perfect match for your product! Colors can also be matched using existing sample parts as well. What is Custom Injection Molding? Custom injection molding is a process performed at many injection molding companies, it is a name for any injection molding project that is customized or changed to fit a customer’s needs. This could consist of developing a design for a new invention, changing an old design, or simply updating a color or plastic type of a common product. Custom injection molding is often used by individual inventors with new products that they want to sell to a large audience, or by big businesses who want to create something new for their consumer markets. How is Custom Injection Molding Performed? All custom injection molding jobs have to start with a design. Large businesses may already have their own designs and molds, in which case they would skip to later steps. But smaller businesses or individual inventors will likely need to create designs for their products. Digital designs can easily be made using 3D CAD software or other computer programs. These programs allow designers to see the exact dimensions of the future plastic product, and can give inventors a realistic model to make sure everything is correct before a custom injection mold is made. After the design is completed, an injection mold is built from metal to the size specifications given in the design. Injection molds may be crafted from aluminum, steel, nickel, or other blends of metals. These provide the sturdy framework for hundreds of thousands of plastic parts that could be made from the same mold. Before plastic injection molds can be filled to start producing parts, the right plastic polymer has to be chosen for the job. Thermoplastics, elastomers, and thermosets could be options for a product, and each could be available in different colors and textures. In cases of products that will use over molding, two or more types of plastic may be chosen. When the mold is ready and the correct polymers are in place, the first stage of the process is ready to begin by feeding dry plastic pellets into a hopper, which then feeds into a heating cylinder by using a hydraulic pump, motor and gears. Within the cylinder there are multiple heating zones which systematically increase the temperature of the material as it moves closer to the gate where it is injected into the tool. Each heating zone is constantly monitored and adjusted. The peak temperature of the plastic depends on the combination of materials being injected, but can reach as high as 725° F. With the help of a stationary and movable platen, the mold is held in place as a nozzle prepares to inject the molten plastic. Next, a clamp mechanism closes the mold halves. The action is performed by a motor rated by the maximum amount of force the machine is capable of creating. Then, the molten plastic is injected into the mold as the clamp keeps the mold closed. As the product solidifies and cools down, the finished product is ejected from the mold so another part can be produced. This cycle continues creating hundreds and in some cases thousands of parts per day until the order is filled. Once injection molded parts have been inspected for quality, they can be packaged and shipped, or assembled with other parts to make a final product.
