What is the best type of thermoplastic to use for your product design? We’ve put together a quick-hit list of some thermoplastics as a good starting point. Not all polymers are the same, and each type of polymer or co-polymer has specific characteristics. Before you can go down the path of designing a product, material…
Watch the Video on Secondary Services Provided by Crescent
Crescent Industries supports our mission of building mutually beneficial partnerships with our customers’ through their entire project. In order to provide this support for your project and future projects, we extend a wide range of contract assembly and packaging services offering a complete manufacturing solution. Assembly – the process of making various plastic components into sub…
Understanding the Process for 3D Printing
When it comes to utilizing 3d printing for rapid prototyping, you are rewarded with parts for new medical devices as well as other products. This often means design risk reduction. 3D Prototype Designs Deliver Injection Molded Parts and Devices Parts for products will range from instruments that are necessary for surgery – to glucose…
Understand Quality Validations for Injection Molded Components
When working to validate injection molded components, it is essential to understand how your supplier will address how they can assist you with validation activities by sharing their expertise, experience and previous validation processes. Your company 510K application is a pre-market submission made to the FDA. This is done to demonstrate a device is safe,…
Injection Molding and Machining Resins for Medical Devices and Components
Successfully matching resins for manufacturing injection molded and machined medical devices and components means reviewing the types of materials available and reviewing the product usage. Usage considerations include temperature, chemical contact and resistance, applied stresses during use, transparency, opacity, aesthetics, wear resistance, lubricity and sterilization. Typical resins used for medical applications and components include PEEK,…
How Plastic Injection Molding Problems are Solved by Mold Fill Simulation
Plastic injection mold fill simulation involves using software to virtually simulate the filling, packing and cooling processes of an injection molded plastic part. Simulation software is the key to striking a perfect balance between several variables that affect the molding process. These variables include: Plastic flow rates Plastic pressure Cooling rates and timing Plastic melt temperatures Any alterations of any kind will influence…