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 For example, creating mold inserts used in the injection molding of plastic end-use parts. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for injection molding 

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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 20 Sep. 2024.

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