AIM Processing Small Plastic Parts Blog


Join AIM Processing at the 2024 Design-2-Part Manufacturing Trade Show in Long Beach, CA

Posted: August 20, 2024 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Tradeshow and Events

We are thrilled to announce that AIM Processing will be exhibiting at the 2024 Long Beach Manufacturing Trade Show in September! This premier event is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our innovative solutions and connect with manufacturing engineers, design engineers, manufacturing management and other industry professionals.

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How Colorado Injection Molding Is Transforming the Industry

Posted: May 17, 2023 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Types, Quality, Small Plastic Parts, Choosing the right plastic injection molder

For more than 50 years, the Colorado region has been a national hotspot for the injection molding industry. Throughout the decades, our state has served as one the nation’s primary bases in providing the custom toolmaking and injection molding services which are critical for manufacturing so many of today’s plastic products.

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Injection Molding Companies in Colorado: The Benefits of Local Manufacturing

Posted: May 2, 2023 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Types, Quality, Small Plastic Parts, Choosing the right plastic injection molder

The demand for quality American injection molding services continues to rise in 2023, with an increasing number of domestic sellers onshoring some or all of their plastic manufacturing operations. Colorado is no exception, continuing to evolve into a nexus for the state-of-the-art plastic molding industry.

Of course, reshoring is partly a response to international supply chain disruptions which have impacted higher level manufactured products over the last several years. Many customers are simply looking for a more reliable manufacturing partner that offers a more dependable supply chain. However, it’s also largely an embrace of the superior quality, convenience, and customer service that Colorado’s injection molding companies can offer.

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Automation in Injection Molding: Making the US Globally Competitive

Posted: April 20, 2023 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Types, Quality, Small Plastic Parts, Choosing the right plastic injection molder

Automated production technology has become increasingly common throughout the American manufacturing sector – and the plastic injection molding service industry is no exception. New automation technology allows domestic manufacturers to be substantially more efficient and more productive, and thus more cost-competitive with their overseas counterparts.

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How to Select The Right Metal Inserts for Molded Plastics

Posted: November 29, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Plastic vs. metal, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

AIM Processing is a company that is focused on quality, and we have been dedicated to giving personalized attention to each molding project for nearly 30 years. As a result, our team takes great care to ensure that every project is constructed using the best possible materials for the intended application use. Beyond plastic, however, it can also be important to choose the proper metal inserts to work alongside the molded material. Explore some factors to consider when working with metal inserts.

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Overmolding & Insert Molding: Is There a Difference?

Posted: November 15, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

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Thermoplastic Injection Mold Design for Electronic Enclosures

Posted: November 2, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

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The Benefits of Injection Molded Parts

Posted: October 12, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

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Plastic Injection Molding: Step by Step at AIM Processing

Posted: September 27, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

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Most Common Injection Molding Defects and How to Prevent Them

Posted: September 14, 2022 by Jon Gelston
Tags: Plastic Injection Molding, Plastic Injection Molding Tooling, Plastic Injection Molding Defects, Quality, Choosing the right plastic injection molder, plastic enclosures

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