Posted: May 22nd, 2023

Plastic granules are fed into a hopper which in turn feeds the heating barreL

During injection, plastic granules are fed into a hopper which in turn feeds the heating barrel. The plastic granules are then driven by a screw plunger into a heating section where it melts to molten plastic. The molten plastic is then forced through a nozzle that leads into a mold cavity, eventually assuming the shape of the mold. On the mold, the molten plastic solidifies almost immediately owing to a maintained cold temperature