If you’re new to manufacturing an injection-molded product (using plastic or other materials), it’s critical to realize the impact materials have on the design and manufacture of a product. Case in point: Recently a company that sells outdoor/sporting equipment...

If you’ve ever stood in a drugstore or grocery store aisle considering which product to choose, chances are you didn’t give a second’s thought to whether the branding and messaging was hot stamped, pad printed, or labeled. HTI Plastics has decorating options on...

If you’re new to purchasing injection-molded plastics, you may be surprised when you read this post and discover all the hours required when making an injection mold.Recently a poultry processing company approached HTI Plastics about manufacturing a poultry shackle....

Before we begin production on a part or product, we need to select the right plastic for injection molding project to use. The resin is the base of the plastic product or component; the most essential element of the final product that will have impact on its cost,...

Every plastic injection mold design we make is different from top to bottom, and each choice we make in designing it affects its capability, cost, life cycle, and more. Here are some of the things we consider before designing the mold that will make a new product....

In today’s competitive manufacturing environment, it's important that HTI Plastics creates a high-quality product the first time, every time. That means controlling variation and capability analysis with manufacturing. Controlling variation is the key to producing...

HTI Plastics attended the 2012 Pharmapack North America conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference brought together the leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies with the leading suppliers to the industry to discuss and examine the latest...

At HTI Plastics, we work hard to integrate both the latest advanced technologies and the innovative automation at the manufacturing press of our experienced and educated employees into our products and processes. Through great ideas and better implementations, we're...

Where Do We Start? Prototyping is a cost effective start to building a great new product. Selecting a plastic product prototype is crucial to the entire process of the product. We build prototype products for customers in every stage of the development process....