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What Injection Molders Need to Know about In-Mold Decorating (IMD)
In-mold decorating (IMD) is used across industries as a valuable way to create durable, aesthetically pleasing plastic parts for a wide range of applications. There are many ways injection molders can benefit from adding IMD to their list of services, including higher dollar value projects, access to higher value markets, a larger customer base and other strategic… June 9, 2023
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Why Proper Gating is Crucial to In-Mold Decorating (IMD) Success
In-mold decorating (IMD) gives manufacturers across industries an alternative process for creating more durable plastic parts. With IMD, graphics are printed on a film which is then inserted into a mold cavity. That cavity is then filled with resin to create a single finished part. But it’s how the resin actually gets into the mold —… June 9, 2023
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Solving Puzzles is the Name of the Game
Justin Nevins had a problem. The Seattle-based corporate consultant turned master artisan and maker of the first Cryptex® Security Box couldn’t get the digitally printed, marble-patterned polycarbonate laminate he uses for the most popular line of his hand-crafted puzzles to adhere to its substrate. After molding them into rings to wrap around the boxes, the laminates would… February 21, 2022
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Your Guide to Choosing the Right In-Mold Decorator
In-mold decorating (IMD) – or in-mold labeling (IML) as it’s sometimes called – has been around for decades as a way to enhance product aesthetics and functionality, as well as solidify brand identities in the minds of consumers. However, IMD suppliers are not all created equally. And because IMD can be an involved, complicated process,… April 9, 2020
