injection molding
noun
: a method of forming articles (as of plastic) by heating the molding material until it can flow and injecting it into a mold
injection-molded
adjective
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Even the seemingly simple lids that cover fuel caps were being carefully inspected by two women at another plastic injection molding press, later to be fitted with a hinge and possibly a latch at another parts plant before being painted at a vehicle assembly plant.
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Ian Austen, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Breaking the original product down to that level using carbon-renewal tech, the resulting material is made with luxury eyewear and accessories in mind, as it’s produced through injection molding and sheet production.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Tom Barr, a third-generation mold maker in Michigan, makes plastic injection molding equipment for the auto industry, among others.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Having developed its own injection molding process over the years.
—Roberta Naas, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ian Austen, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Breaking the original product down to that level using carbon-renewal tech, the resulting material is made with luxury eyewear and accessories in mind, as it’s produced through injection molding and sheet production.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Tom Barr, a third-generation mold maker in Michigan, makes plastic injection molding equipment for the auto industry, among others.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Having developed its own injection molding process over the years.
—Roberta Naas, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for injection molding
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“Injection molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injection%20molding. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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