Comparison of IMD with IML, IMR, and Traditional Products

Characteristics of In-Mold Injection Molding Products
IMD Advantages
1. Product stability: ensuring consistency and standardization of the product through correct color matching
2. Product durability: With the protection of specially treated COATING film, it can provide better surface wear and chemical resistance characteristics of the product
3. 3D complex shape design: By applying the excellent stretchability of thin films, the required product complexity can be smoothly achieved
4. Diversified style: can create special styles of metal electroplating or natural materials according to customer needs
5. Process simplification: By using a one-time injection molding process, both molding and decoration can be achieved simultaneously, which can effectively reduce costs and labor hours, and provide stable production
6. Reducing costs and working hours requires: In the IMD process, only one set of molds is required, unlike other old alternative processes that require multiple sets of fixtures. This can eliminate the manpower and working hours of one operation program, reducing system costs and inventory costs
Comparison of IMD with IML, IMR, and Traditional Products
Traditional injection molded products:
1. Secondary processing processes such as painting or electroplating are required (increasing costs and causing pollution)
2. Ink and other substances on the surface of the product may be worn or scratched over time (reducing the overall quality and appearance of the product)
3. Subsequent work after injection molding may result in a decrease in yield, etc
IMD interior decoration process products:
1. Reduce costs and time requirements. In the IMD process, only one set of molds needs to be opened, unlike other old alternative processes that require multiple sets of molds, reducing system costs and inventory costs.
2. Simplify the manufacturing process. There was a process of injection molding that achieved both molding and decoration simultaneously, reducing costs and working hours, and stabilizing production.
3. Stability and durability of the product. Due to the ink being between the sheet material and the injection plastic, three-dimensional molding increases the freedom of design. The graphics, text, and colors are in the plastic interlayer, which is wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant, and the color is bright. The printing pattern can be changed at any time without the need to change the mold.
4. 3D complex shape design and diverse styles. The pattern, color, font, and logo are printed on the frequency carrier surface of silk or screen printing, formed into 3D shapes, and can create special styles of metal electroplating or natural materials according to customer needs. Some effects cannot be achieved by electroplating and painting.
5. High yield rate. High pressure forming only has a lower mold and no upper mold. During the molding process, there is no contact with the sheet material and it will not contaminate the sheet material.
6. Suitable for making 3D products and high stretch products. The height that high-pressure forming can stretch is 25 centimeters.
7. The change in film thickness does not require changing the forming mold, etc. Thin film sheets can be made of leather, velvet, etc., to improve the grade and quality of the product.