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How to Build a Mold for Your Custom Plastic Products

Jan 4, 2024.
Manufacturers use a wide range of different molding techniques to create different components and products, including blow molding, compression molding, extrusion molding, and rotational molding. Injection molding is a popular, versatile, and cost-effective method for producing plastic goods. A heated liquid resin is injected into a mold at high speeds so it fills the entirety of the mold (including ... read more

How to Select the Best Resin for Your Plastic Injection Part

Jun 9, 2021.
  Plastic injection molding is a highly versatile and efficient process that allows manufacturers to create a wide range of products and components from melted plastic resins. As a result of advances in molding technologies and material development, polymers and plastics have been incorporated into an increasingly wide array of products and applications. Featuring lightweight strength, aesthetic ... read more

Highlights of the Video Shoot at The Rodon Group Facility

Jan 13, 2020.
Highlights of the Video Shoot at The Rodon Group Facility The Rodon Group is an ISO 9001:2008 certified landfill-free plastic injection molding manufacturer. Since 1956 The Rodon Group makes billions of parts each year in its 125,000 square foot facility in Hatfield, PA. At The Rodon Group, we're proud of how far we've come in more than 60 years as a company and it's fun to look back and see the ... read more

Cold Runner vs. Hot Runner Molds

Nov 26, 2019.
                          The Rodon Group is an ISO 9001:2015 cvertified landfill-free plastic injection molding manufacturer. Since 1956 The Rodon Group makes billions of parts each year in its 125,000 square foot facility in Hatfield, PA. Plastic injection molding uses two different ... read more

Designing the Perfect Plastic Part

Jul 8, 2019.
Creating a high-quality, reliable precision injection molded plastic part involves careful planning, prototyping, and testing. Although most part issues originate during the first steps of manufacture, they can be easily avoided from the outset by working with a trusted turnkey molding manufacturer, rather than a company that outsources their work. These types of molding companies work with outside ... read more

Custom Material Selection with The Rodon Group

Dec 4, 2018.
                          The Rodon Group is an ISO 9001:2008 certified landfill-free plastic injection molding manufacturer. Since 1956 The Rodon Group makes billions of parts each year in its 125,000 square foot facility in Hatfield, PA.   One of the most common questions ... read more

The Rodon Group Introduces The 5 Advantages of Outsourcing Plastic Injection Molding

Aug 15, 2018.
Given the high quality and quick turnaround most organizations require when producing custom plastic components, it’s best to consider working with a full team of injection molding experts. Tackling the challenge in-house often leads to inefficiencies and can result in costly, time-consuming issues despite best efforts to streamline processes. By partnering with a trusted manufacturer, outsourcing ... read more

How Plastic Resins Get Their Color

Jan 5, 2018.
  Colored plastics are used every day in a huge range of applications and settings, but very few people know — much less stop to consider — how these hues are achieved. With the help of Penn Color, a knowledgeable and experienced local colorant manufacturer who has a longstanding partnership with The Rodon Group, we have gathered information and insights into how the plastic products ... read more

Custom Material Selection with The Rodon Group

Dec 8, 2017.
 Custom Material Selection with The Rodon Group The Rodon Group is an ISO 9001:2008 certified landfill-free plastic injection molding manufacturer. Since 1956 The Rodon Group makes billions of parts each year in its 125,000 square foot facility in Hatfield, PA. There are hundreds of commodity and engineering resins available on the market today and thuss the material selection process for plastic ... read more

10 Questions to Ask When Sourcing an Injection Molder

Jun 8, 2017.
      How often do you source a plastic injection molder?  If you are like most companies and purchasing managers, probably not very often. Typically, once you have selected an injection molder to work with, you are likely to stay with them for a long time as long as they keep producing quality plastic parts.    There are several scenarios in which the need ... read more