Injection molding started to catch on in 1920’s and was used for simple products such as combs, toothbrushes, and simple industrial parts. As science of plastics and machining technology grew, molding became an increasingly popular way of manufacturing. With todays computer-controlled milling and molding machines, just about any idea or design can be shaped into plastic.

Ever wonder how they make hollow plastic spheres? Rotational molding is a mold in which after plastic is injected, it is spun around at high speeds and then quickly cooled. Scissors and screwdrivers are made by insert molding. The metal part is suspended in mold while plastic flows around it. How about those plastic bottles and food containers? Those are made by blow molding. There are also other processes such as thermoforming and extrusion.

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