Reaction Injection Molding Expert Rapid And Cheap Tool Rapid Prototype And Low Volume Production
Reaction Injection Molding (RIM, also named Low-Pressure Injection Molding) is an ideal process to low volume manufacturing the large plastic parts quickly and economically. Firstly, the liquid bi-component polyurethanes are injected into a mixer at certain amount ratio and meanwhile mixed well by the mixer, then the mixture is injected into the tooling cavity quickly at room temperature and low pressure to form the parts.
Reaction Injection Molding Process Steps:
Mixing: two liquid polyurethanes are mixed together in a mixer at certain amount ratio.
Injection: the mixed liquid polyurethanes are injected into mold cavity under low pressure and room temperature.
Reaction: The liquid mixture reacts and cures inside the mold cavity and forms a solid part.
Demolding: The solid part is manually taken out from the mold cavity.
Advantages of RIM Parts:
Thick and Various wall thickness for one part
Excellent mechanical properties
High flexibility, strength and durability
Good chemical resistance
Great impact resistance
Excellent dimensional stability
The fairly low viscosity of the bi-component polyurethanes delivers high flowability that allows for the low injection molding pressure as well as temperature, which brings the feasibility of low tooling performance. So our RIM toolings are mostly made of epoxy resin and silicone rubber (sometimes aluminum or ABS) instead of mold steel.
The core advantage of our RIM process is the extremely competitive tooling cost, the disadvantage is the part price since costly material and surface finishing. Which means more big size of the part, more competitive the RIM tooling cost, this is why our RIM is very suitable for low volume manufacturing the large plastic parts, such as automobile bumpers, large housings, big covers, etc. Insert molding and overmolding are available for our RIM.
Our RIM tooling cost just a fraction of its relative steel mold used for mass production, making time usually 2 weeks instead of a couple of months. Reaction injection molding by room temperature and fairly low pressure brought the fairly low mold locking pressure as well as packing pressure.
RIM Parts Design Considerations:
When designing parts for RIM production, it's important to consider factors such as size, structure, wall thickness, draft angles, and gating. RIM parts can be designed with complex geometries and intricate details, but it's important to ensure that the part design is manufacturable and the tooling favors the design.
We are respected in RIM industry in China, the RIM service we send out to global market are quick, economical and quality that are proven by the customers used our service, especially from automobile field. We look forward to doing more and better by our continuously improving RIM expertise and experience.
Quality and Service are the true reasons that HONKIA survives and grows up in the market since our establishment. We saw some of our competitors are making money by playing around the quality and then lose the market faster than we think. We do know that is not a sustainable business pattern.
We are a professional supplier. We know what we are doing. We keep a very stable quality level for years. Thanks to our professional production and technical team, our qualified products rate is 99.75% and we are constantly improving it, we hope our clients can get what they paid for.
How does HONKIA compare to other suppliers on price?
Compared to other Chinese suppliers, we choose not to compete on price but to offer the high level of quality, rapid response, and professional results. That’s why some customers cooperate with us for many years, compared with the price, they need a reliable partner to avoid serious losses caused by annoying after-sales service or even the trouble of finding no one.
What if I am not completely satisfied with the parts I receive?
HONKIA will free remake or amend the returned parts that you are not completely satisfied, or refund the full arrived payment, though this is rarely happened in the past. Any disputes based on a subjective or unilateral determination shall be discussed and negotiated to reach a reasonable result. Our continuing business relies on earning your confidence in our ability to meet and exceed the reasonable expectations.
