Design Guides

Designing Complex Geometries

Designing Complex Geometries

Learn how to design complex injection molded parts with better undercuts, side actions, draft, flow, cooling, ejection, tolerances, and DFM.

Designing Complex Geometries

Learn how to design complex injection molded parts with better undercuts, side actions, draft, flow, cooling, ejection, tolerances, and DFM.

Design Review Checklist

Design Review Checklist

Use this injection molding design review checklist to evaluate wall thickness, draft, ribs, bosses, tolerances, gating, tooling, and DFM before production.

Design Review Checklist

Use this injection molding design review checklist to evaluate wall thickness, draft, ribs, bosses, tolerances, gating, tooling, and DFM before production.

Designing Thin-Wall Parts

Designing Thin-Wall Parts

Learn how to design thin-wall injection molded parts with better wall thickness, ribs, gates, material flow, draft, warpage control, and manufacturability.

Designing Thin-Wall Parts

Learn how to design thin-wall injection molded parts with better wall thickness, ribs, gates, material flow, draft, warpage control, and manufacturability.

GD&T Basics for Manufacturers

GD&T Basics for Manufacturers

Learn GD&T basics for manufacturing, including datums, position, profile, flatness, MMC, tolerances, inspection, and injection molding design.

GD&T Basics for Manufacturers

Learn GD&T basics for manufacturing, including datums, position, profile, flatness, MMC, tolerances, inspection, and injection molding design.

Ejector Pin Placement

Ejector Pin Placement

Learn how to place ejector pins to reduce marks, distribute ejection force, protect ribs and bosses, and prevent deformation in molded parts.

Ejector Pin Placement

Learn how to place ejector pins to reduce marks, distribute ejection force, protect ribs and bosses, and prevent deformation in molded parts.

Parting Line Design Guide

Parting Line Design Guide

Learn how to place injection molding parting lines to control appearance, flash, undercuts, tolerances, mold complexity, and production risk.

Parting Line Design Guide

Learn how to place injection molding parting lines to control appearance, flash, undercuts, tolerances, mold complexity, and production risk.