Having reached its maturity in the recent decade, the injection molding machinery providers in Taiwan are now seeking more exposure to the rest of the world. To this end, the machinery providers take part in international industrial exhibitions and trade shows in hope of getting recognition from foreign buyers. TAIPEI PLAS 2008 taking place in September is one of the targeted international exhibitions for manufacturers specialized in injection molding machinery. The manufacturers take the opportunity to introduce themselves as well as their products to domestic and foreign buyers during the exhibition. Due to its scale and effectiveness, TAIPEI PLAS has been held biennially for years and been continually drawing a great number of visitors.
In addition to the exposure in real world, injection molding manufacturers, at the same time, make great effort to be noticed in cyberspace. Building up the official website exclusively for presenting provider's own products as well as revealing relevant information at on-line market place, the manufacturers try their best to draw prospective buyers. Such effort has paid off as the statistics constantly show the evident growth of the export.
Taking up a high percentage of the total exports of Taiwan, plastics and rubber products are not only recognizable to but indispensable for the whole world. With advanced technology and continuous research and development, the industries have reached its maturity to provide both local and foreign clients with quality injection molding machinery.
Injection molding machines are mainly used for manufacturing industrial and consumptive plastic parts. Injection molding machines fall mainly into three categories, namely, the hydraulic, the electric, and the hybrid. The hydraulic injection molding machine is the most prevalent model of the industry. Such model takes the advantage of lower energy consumption, which leads to lower production cost. The electric injection molding machine performs the tasks more quickly and quietly with relatively high accuracy. Yet, due to higher energy consumption, the electric machine is relatively expensive compared with the hydraulic one. The hybrid injection molding machine possesses advantages of both hydraulic and electric models.
The injection molding machines consist of two major parts—one is the injection unit, and the other is the clamping unit. Molds are positioned either horizontally or vertically to fit the specific need of each production. In most cases, molds are fastened to the injection molding machine horizontally. Vertical fastening is particularly common with the insert molding, which takes the advantage of gravity by placing the mold in a vertical position.
One of the most commonly seen applications of injection molding machinery is the production of plastic bottles. The injection molding machine determines the quality of preform, which will later be made into plastic products, and thus is vital to the whole manufacturing process. Other applications of injection molding include the manufacturing of flexible coupling plastic parts for both consumptive and industrial items.
