Threaded Inserts For Plastic Injection Molding

Available in varying lengths for injection molding assemblies.

Threaded inserts for plastic injection molding.

Say hello to insert molding. Insert molding heatstaking and ultrasonic welding provide options to insert metal parts into your injection molded part. We offer injection molding inserts as per customer designs and samples. Inserts permanently encapsulated in the plastic section with only the threads exposed.

Cost because threaded inserts can be molded into the part at the outset or pressed into the part later consider the total cost of the operation. The insert is designed with aggressive knurling and undercuts to resist rotational and tensile. Molded in blind threaded inserts for plastics. To better understand the trade offs here s a quick look at the four primary insertion processes.

We stock threaded inserts for these processes to support your unique design needs. Engaged in the manufacture of brass threaded inserts for plastic and injection molding manufactures threaded inserts for plastics and precision machined products. Generally these inserts are used in plastic moulding pvc injection moulding rubber molding instrumentation telecommunications and other plastic cases assembly. Insert molding adds a preformed part often metal during the injection molding process.

Press in inserts series 50 symmetrical and series 51 headed press in inserts are designed to be pressed into a plastic hole without melting the plastic prior to installation. Iba ibb ibc blind threaded inserts page 12 iblc self locking blind threaded inserts page 13. Threads as per international go not go standards. Thru threaded knurled spacers types stka aluminum inserts stkb brass inserts and stkc stainless steel inserts include a uniform knurl diameter which reduces the risk of sink marks.

Special features of injection molding inserts. We offer a full line of brass inserts for all methods of installation including. They can be used in more plastics including thermoset plastics while providing the highest most consistent pullout strength. Typically the insert is placed on a core pin in the mold during the molding cycle.

Protolabs offers rapid insert molding. Ultrasonic heat thermal press in and mold in. We can also custom design and produce inserts for all applications. Instead of doing assembly after the fact many sizes and types of metal inserts can be placed directly into the mold before plastic injection thus eliminating secondary operations and providing robust mating of metal and plastic.

Heat staking threaded. Self tapping inserts are versatile.