Small injection molding machine is most popular plastic molding machine in the world. Not only because it is cost-effective, but precise and can product lots of plastic products we can see every day. Small plastic injection molding machines is used for small-scale production but larger-scale production as well. All the reports are said the small plastic injection molding machine shares 60% ~ 70% market of plastics injection machines. And the small servo injection moulding machine growing very fast in the past of year.
Key Features and Advantages of Small Injection Molding Machine
Small size injection molding machines share such high market share is because they have many significant advantages:Small footprint, Cost-Effectiveness, Quick changeover,Customization, Rapid prototyping, Versatility, Energy efficiency, High intelligence, High-precision and high-consistency production,etc.
Small size injection molding machines share such high market share is because they have many significant advantages. Here we will list some of the key features for your reference:
- Smal size & Cheap
- Versatility & Rapid prototyping
- Customization & Quick changeover
- Energy efficiency & High intelligence
- High precision & Consistency production
Smal footprint:
These small size plastic injection machines have a small footprint, making them ideal manufacturing facilities or small production units with limited space. It`s quite welcome for lots of small factories and even people have small workshop to test products and market. It`s good for starters with small business.
Cost-Effectiveness:
small plastic injection molding machines with lower upfront investment costs, and it can help to reduce material waste and provide an affordable entry point into injection molding technology. Small plastic machines become an attractive option for businesses looking to adopt injection molding products manufacturers.
Versatility:
Though the small size injection machine is small, but these small plastic machines can process a wide range of thermoplastics, allowing the production of a variety of products of varying complexity. It can produce lots of small plastic parts with the newest injection molding technology.
Rapid prototyping:
Small size injection machines facilitate rapid prototyping, allowing manufacturers to quickly iterate on designs and reduce time to market. It can help to test the market with new products with new designs and update the products very fast. It is very important for fashion products made by injection molding.
Customization:
The flexibility of small injection machines allows for customization to meet the unique requirements of different industries and customers. Flexible production is become more and more popular in the recent years. Not only because the consumers conception is changing fast, but to reduce the cost of storage.
Quick changeover:
Small plastic molding machines offer fast mold changeover times, allowing manufacturers to efficiently switch between products and reduce downtime. Small plastic machines always works with small injection molds. Chaging a small mold is much faster than a large mold, and it can save the test materials.
Energy efficiency:
Many servo motor small-sized injection molding machines come with energy-saving features that reduce operating costs and environmental impact. Especially all-electric small injection molding machines can save about 70% engergy comparing to the old fix pump plastic injection molding machines. The small size of full-eletric injeciton machine is develped very fast and sharing more and more markets in the recent years.
High intelligence：
Small plastic molding machines are more easier for intelligent integration and can be acceptable by lots of plastic injection molding manufacturers. Due the intelligent digital factory management system needs lots of moniting sensors and will cost a lot. Small size injection machines comes with small size models of sensors and other parts will cost less compared to the big size of plastic molding machines.
High-precision and high-consistency production:
Small size molding machines provide high precision and repeatability, ensuring consistent part quality throughout the entire production process.
Applications of Small Injection Molding Machines
Small plastic injection molding machine is widely used for different plastics and injection molded products. Medical Industry, toys, automotive and machinery, Consumer Electronics and products, food and packing industry are the most important and fast developed applications for small size plastic molding machine in the pasted years.
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Future Trends and Innovations of Small Injection Machines
Small size plastic injection molding machines is so important for modern manufacturering industry. Most of the top developed countries are working hard for the industry 4.0 and hope to have better competitive in the worldwide market. The small plastic injection machines is promising, and with few common trends and innovations.
Integration of Advanced Automation:
Small plastic molding machine are increasingly being integrated with advanced automation technologies, such as robotic systems and complex material handling systems. To achieve high efficant manufacturing and lower product cost with improving productivity, reducing labor costs, and enhancing process efficiency.
Digitalization and Connectivity:
Small injection plastic molding machines are being designed with energy-saving features, such as servo motors, variable frequency drives, optimized heating and cooling systems, automatic material feeding system and center control systems.
Collaborative and Agile Manufacturing:
Small size injection machines are pretty good for collaborative and agile manufacturing environments. Their compact size, quick setup, and changeover capabilities enable manufacturers to rapidly switch between different products or production runs. This agility is particularly beneficial for small-batch production, prototyping, and customized manufacturing, allowing manufacturers to respond quickly to market demands and achieve faster time-to-market.
Size range of small injection molding machine
Some of our readers may considering what size of machines can be called the small injection machines. Or how it`s the definition for the small size plastic injection machines. As an professional plastic machinery manufacturer, we normally called the machines with clamping force in the range of 100 ton to 500 ton plastic molding machines as small size injection molding machines. Below we are listing the different size range of plastic injection molding machines traditional called names:
Mini injection molding machines: Clamping force under 100 ton or 1000 kn
Small injection molding machines: Clamping force between 100 ton to 400 ton
Medium size injection molding machines: Clamping force between 400 ton to 700 ton
Big size injection molding machines: Clamping force over 700 tons
Small Injection Molding Machines Manufacturer
Guanxin machinery is one of the top small plastic molding machine manufacturer in China. Guanxin`s high-precision small plastic molding machines can be used for diverse plastic molded products manufacturing applications. 0ur small size injection machines has a clamping force with 140 ton, 160 ton, 200 ton, 260 ton, 300 ton, 350 ton and 400 ton for selection.
| Tonnage Size | 140 ton IMM | 160 ton IMM | 200 ton IMM | 260 ton IMM | 300 ton IMM | 350 ton IMM | 400 ton IMM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screw Diameter A (mm) | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 |
| Screw Diameter B (mm) | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 |
| Screw Diameter C (mm) | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
| Shot weight A (g) | 162 | 243 | 344 | 460 | 612 | 780 | 992 |
| Shot weight B (g) | 213 | 307 | 424 | 558 | 728 | 915 | 1150 |
| Shot weight C (g) | 270 | 379 | 513 | 663 | 855 | 1062 | 1320 |
| Tie bar space (mm) | 415 x 415 | 460 x 460 | 530 x 530 | 580 x 580 | 630 x 630 | 680 x 680 | 730 x 730 |
| Platen size (mm) | 615 x 615 | 666 x 666 | 780 x 780 | 850 x 850 | 920 x 920 | 990 x 990 | 1070 x 1070 |
| Mold Height (mm) | 145 – 450 | 160 – 500 | 200 – 550 | 220 – 580 | 230 – 630 | 250 – 680 | 280 – 730 |
| Clamp stroke (mm) | 420 | 420 | 490 | 560 | 610 | 660 | 730 |
| Ejector stroke (mm) | 120 | 130 | 150 | 150 | 180 | 180 | 200 |
| Pump Motor Power (KW) | 16.4 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 41 | 53.3 | 57 | 67.2 |
| Heater Power (KW) | 8.9 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 17 | 22 | 25.3 | 30.7 |
Get Small Plastic Injection Molding Machine Price
Plastic injection molding machine price is affect by lots of factors. Of cause, the plastic molding machine`s ex-factory price is the most important factor and shares 60% ~ 70% of the final sales small injection machines price. The other cost are the before and aftersale cost like marketing advertisement, saleman visiting fees, engineering fees and a small bit of benefit for the distributors. You can have very low cost by having a new small plastic molding machine if your factory engineer can settle everything down for the small molding machine` set up and don`t need supplier` engineers visit.
