This guide covers DFM principles, benefits, and processes—showing how designing for manufacturability saves cost, ensures quality, and shortens time-to-market.

Learn how to strategically place the parting line to improve aesthetics, ensure part function, and reduce molding costs. This expert guide covers best practices for thermoplastics and LSR to avoid flash and assembly issues.

Understand the difference between Shore A (soft, flexible) and Shore D (rigid, structural) hardness scales. This guide helps you select the right plastic material—from TPE to ABS—for your injection molded parts.

Understand the UL-94 flammability ratings from HB to 5VA. This guide covers how to select the right fire-resistant plastic for injection molding, considering critical factors like part thickness, cost, and performance.

Choosing between injection and blow molding? Learn the core difference: injection creates solid parts, while blow molding makes hollow ones. This guide compares costs, materials, and processes to help you select the best method.