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Steve Melito is a technical writer who raises bees and chickens when he's not digging into manufacturing and technology. He lives and works in the Berkshires.

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PPAP: Production Part Approval Process Guide for Manufacturing

May 19, 2025

Rapid Injection Molding Guide: Process, Materials, and Benefits

May 13, 2025

Tips to Reduce Injection Molding Costs

December 13, 2024

CNC Machining for Aerospace: Everything You Need to Know

September 25, 2024

The Difference Between Extrusion Molding vs Injection Molding

September 19, 2024

The Digital Thread for Process Traceability in Injection Molding Explained

September 17, 2024

APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning Explained

September 6, 2024

Injection Molding 201: Advanced Injection Molding Explained

August 30, 2024

CNC Machine Safety Essentials: Our Best Tips

August 30, 2024

CNC Robotics: Technologies & Key Trends Explained

August 30, 2024

The 10 Most Common Injection Molding Defects and How to Fix Them 

August 29, 2024

The Economics of Injection Molding vs. 3D Printing

August 19, 2024

Blow Molding vs. Injection Molding

July 25, 2024

Aerospace Injection Molding: Custom Plastic Aerospace Prototypes and Parts

July 25, 2024

Titanium CNC Machining: A Complete A-Z Expert Guide 

July 25, 2024

Silicone Uses and Benefits

July 19, 2024

Mold Flow Analysis in Injection Molding 

February 26, 2024

3D Printing vs Injection Molding

January 25, 2024

Urethane Casting vs. Injection Molding

January 23, 2024

3D Printing Materials Overview

January 19, 2024

Draft Angle Guidelines for Injection Molding

January 19, 2024

Overmolding Versus Insert Molding

December 22, 2023

Compression Molding Versus Injection Molding

December 20, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Compression Molding

December 13, 2023

Fictiv’s Injection Molding Sample

December 6, 2023

The Low-Volume Injection Molding Guide

November 29, 2023

PVC Injection Molding

November 28, 2023

Parting Line Injection Molding

November 17, 2023

Automotive Injection Molding: Everything You Need to Know

November 10, 2023

Medical Injection Molding: Are You Ready?

October 30, 2023

HDPE Injection Molding

October 30, 2023

Glass Filled Nylon Injection Molding

October 25, 2023

PPSU Injection Molding

October 5, 2023

SAN Injection Molding

October 2, 2023

PBT Injection Molding

September 27, 2023

LCP Injection Molding

September 26, 2023

PEI Injection Molding

August 18, 2023

PEEK Injection Molding

August 16, 2023

Prototype Injection Molding: The Ultimate Guide

July 28, 2023

Injection Molding Glossary

July 28, 2023

Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) of Polymers for Plastic Injection Molding

July 3, 2023

How to Bring Your Product to Market Cost-Effectively

June 28, 2023

Five Key Factors to Consider When Performing a Supplier Evaluation

June 28, 2023

Injection Molding 101

June 28, 2023

Glass-Filled Nylon: Advantages and Disadvantages

June 27, 2023

The Top Five UV Resistant Plastics for Part Designers

June 16, 2023

Plastic Extrusion Explained

May 31, 2023

Engineering Design Changes: How Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) Improve Projects

May 30, 2023

Material Options for Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing

May 24, 2023

Common Plastic Materials for Injection Molding

May 24, 2023

Scaling Up: From 3D Printed Prototypes to Injection Mold-Ready Designs

May 23, 2023

What to Know About Injection Molding Tooling Life

May 9, 2023

Injection Molding Trends in 2023

May 8, 2023

What You Need to Know About Valve Gating for Injection Molding

April 27, 2023

Blow Molding vs. Rotational Molding: Differences and Comparisons

April 27, 2023

Injection Molding vs. Vacuum Thermoforming: What’s the Difference?

April 21, 2023

The Standards for Plastic Injection Molding in the Medical Industry

April 21, 2023

Product Study: Reducing Injection Molding Flash Through Better Part Design

April 12, 2023

Conformal Cooling:  The Ins and Outs of Advanced Cooling

March 31, 2023

Common Injection Molded Parts for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries

March 31, 2023

Polystyrene Injection Molding

March 23, 2023

Polypropylene Injection Molding

March 21, 2023

TPR vs. TPE: Similarities and Differences

March 21, 2023

Polycarbonate Injection Molding

February 25, 2023

Nylon Injection Molding

February 24, 2023

Polyethylene Injection Molding

February 24, 2023

POM Injection Molding

February 24, 2023

TPE Injection Molding

February 15, 2023

TPU Injection Molding

February 15, 2023

ABS Injection Molding

February 1, 2023

Troubleshooting Injection Molding Flash

January 27, 2023

Steel vs. Aluminum for Injection Molds

January 19, 2023

Low-Volume Injection Molding Use Cases

January 19, 2023

Wall Thickness Recommendations for Injection Molding

January 13, 2023

Color Matching for Injection Molding

December 28, 2022

Overmolding Part Design

December 21, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to Injection Molding Tolerances

December 19, 2022

Product Study: Injection Molding Sliders, Lifters, and Handloads for Undercuts

December 9, 2022

Injection Molding Undercuts

December 8, 2022

Injection Molding Sliders and Lifters vs. Handloads

December 5, 2022

The Importance of Cooling Lines in Injection Molding

November 17, 2022

SPI Guidelines for Injection Mold Surface Finish

November 11, 2022

Thermoplastics vs. Thermoset Plastics: Material Properties Overview

November 9, 2022

Specialty Plastics and Polymer Blends for Injection Molding

October 28, 2022

Product Study: Gate Sizes and Placement in Injection Molding

October 26, 2022

Top Five Guidelines for Selecting a Plastic Injection Molding Manufacturer

October 24, 2022

Enclosure Design 101 for Injection Molding and 3D Printing

October 21, 2022

Injection Molding Gates: Pros and Cons

October 14, 2022

Enclosure Design for Injection Molding

October 14, 2022

How to Create the Perfect Plastic Prototype

October 14, 2022

Soft Tooling and Hard Tooling for Injection Molding

September 28, 2022

Product Study: Part Tolerances in Injection Molding

August 26, 2022

Injection Molding Tolerances: 7 Questions for Designers

August 15, 2022

Product Study: Undercuts in Injection Molding

July 27, 2022

Common Mistakes in Injection Molding Design

July 27, 2022

Product Study: Cost-Effective Medical Injection Molds for Lower Volumes

June 28, 2022

Prototyping and Low-Volume Production for Medical Devices & Applications

June 20, 2022

Product Study: How Medical Companies Can Leverage Fictiv’s Broad Access to Medical Plastics

June 2, 2022

Product Study: How Medical Companies Can Leverage Fictiv’s Precision Injection Molding Expertise

June 2, 2022

Pros & Cons of Plastic Injection Molding for Medical Products

May 19, 2022

Injection Molding for the Medical Industry

May 2, 2022

Draft and Texture in Plastic Injection Molded Parts

January 13, 2022

What You Need to Know About Injection Molding Gates

September 23, 2021

A Beginner’s Guide to Post-Processing for Plastic Injection Molding

July 30, 2021

Checklist: Know When You’re Ready to Go from 3D Printing to Injection Molding

May 28, 2021