One solid piece could be created with the use of an injection molding machine which is considered to be a complex piece of machinery. By injecting molten material through reciprocating screw system into a mold, it could produce a real and tangible prototype manufacture. This process is sometimes called injection molding mold. This type of machine has many parts which work and in hand to perform the process. The parts basically include the hopper, temperature control devices, clamping unit, a barrel which contains the reciprocating screw, and the injection mold itself.
The entire process starts with the making of mold. The Toolmakers are the ones who usually create mold depending on the specifications provide by the original designer or an engineer with the use of a computer generated 3D model. A mold has two parts, the mold cavity and the mold core these to separates the parting line. This then promotes easy injection from the injection molding machine especially when the part has cooled off. If there are mistakes in the design of the mold, possible damage could be expected.
It is very important to carefully set up the specifications and components of the machine before actually starting the injection molding process. Such components like temperature and pressure should be programmed accordingly to the size and shape of the mold and the material that the prototype is to be made from. The next step is to set the machine for the cycle to begin. After doing that, you could leave the machine unattended and let it work magically.
The injection molding machine is very self-directed as you could leave it attended to work its magic even for the entire day. Keep in mind that the concept of injection molding mold has been around for a good number of years, it is just that it is only now that we have the technology which allowed it to evolve drastically into an effective, well-designed, and versatile tool for creating everyday items.
Once the design work has been accomplished, it is nearly always advised to prototype manufacture. This is specifically true when the project involves an innovative idea and there is nothing similar. Furthermore, no matter how detailed the electronic output, there is nothing to compare with a real and tangible part to verify how a design would work. Concepts to reality can utilize various methods to produce the prototype.