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

Examples of injection molding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plans for the plant call for a 65,000-square-foot production facility and a showroom for high-end injection molding. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024 Work is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, and finish Aug. 1, 2023, on an expansion of ASU-Mountain Home's technical center to accommodate a new boat manufacturing program, as well as the addition of injection molding and extrusion technologies to the mechatronics program, according to the ASU System. Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022 However, injection molding requires the time-consuming upfront process of creating the metal mold used to manufacture the final products. Bill King, Forbes, 20 May 2022 Now he’s enrolled in a 13-week course at the Manufacturing Alliance Service Corp., a postsecondary school and educational foundation, learning injection molding, machine training and other skills. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2021 Lounge or parlor chairs were originally made of wicker, for ventilation and lightness, but then the wicker was replaced with metal, then braided plastic string, and, finally, cheap and ugly plastic-injection molding. Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022 The company’s Auburn operation will include injection molding and assembly manufacturing processes, according to a news release. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 19 Oct. 2022 Every element of the process, from the initial combining of the feedstock elements to the injection molding of finished parts and their assembly, along with the manufacturing of the movement, dial, and crystal, is completely automated. Tim Barber, Wired, 18 July 2022 Its new Element MP260 metal 3D printer is a compact-sized machine designed to be a prototype option for businesses that do metal injection molding. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of injection molding was in 1932

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“Injection molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injection%20molding. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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