Structural Foam Molding
Our Low Pressure Structural Foam Molding & Plastic Injection Molding facilities form the heart of our manufacturing capabilities! Plastic Industries has gas assist structural foam molding machines ranging from 375 ton to 500 ton, with shot capacity up to 150 pounds.
Structural Foam Molding is primarily a low pressure injection molding process. Typically it’s used to process materials like high density polyethylene (HDPE), in a low pressure machine. Instead of using high pressures to force the molten polymer to fill up the cavity of the mold, structural foam molding relies on the foaming action caused by an inert gas distributed in the plastic material to facilitate the flow. Low Pressure Structural Foam Molding is primary achieved when Nitrogen (or other gases) are added to the injection molding process to create a polymer that is lighter in weight than standard injection molded parts. Also gas assist structural foam molded parts are not only more light weight but more durable than other standard injection molded parts. Low pressure structural foam molded parts have a significant density reduction, sometimes as large as 40%, from its base material. They typically exhibit excellent strength-to-weight ratio, improved thermal and acoustic insulation properties, but suffer from lower tensile strengths.
Other in-house services include design and engineering capabilities, in-house fully equipped tool facility, warehousing and integrated quality control. We can also provide press side packaging, hot stamping and sonic welding.
Make sure to remember our unique location in east Tennessee makes shipping products to the East, North East and Mid West portions of the USA less expensive and faster. Plastic Industries is located off interstate I-75 and is only 30 minutes from I-40.
Gas Assist Structural Foam Molding Capabilities
- Low Pressure Structural Foam Molding
- Shot Sizes Up To 150 Pounds
- Small & Large Part Custom Molding Capabilities
- In-House Design
- On-Site Tool Room
- International Tool Sourcing Available
- Warehousing Capabilities
- ISO 9001 Certified
Low Pressure Structural Foam Molding Resins
With over 50 years of plastic injection molding experience we are well versed in molding almost every type of resin available.
- ABS
- GP Polystyrene
- Polystyrene
- Nylon
- Polypropylene
- High Impact Polystyrene
Gas Assist Structural Foam Molding Projects
At Plastic Industries we book Gas Assist Structural Foam Molding sales to almost every industry imaginable! We service the medical, recreational, military, aerospace, poultry, firearm, plumbing, electrical, structural and packaging industries. Don’t see your industry? Don’t worry more than likely we are in the process of working on something right now! The pictures below are just a small sampling of the many products we make every day at PI. The first is a plastic deer feeder, the second is a chicken transport coop, the third is various types of structural foam molded plastic pallets and the fourth is an 8 ft. structural foam molded swimming pool wall panel.
Structural Foam Molding Quotes
At Plastic Industries we mold everything from structural foam molded swimming pool walls for Hydra Pools to custom injection molded rifle stocks for Knight Rifles. We also offer custom RF Welding through our sister company Sealtech.