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It is common to see lettering or logos on plastic injection molded parts. They may be added to the design for a number of reasons, including to:
Identify the part
Provide important instructions for end-users
Provide patent or other legal or regulatory information
Display company branding
Lettering and logos are easy to incorporate into a mold, and doing so eliminates the time and expense of secondary steps like applying labels.
Lettering and Logo Options
When designing a part that will include lettering and/or a logo, you’ll need to decide whether these features should be recessed (i.e. sunken) or standoff (i.e. raised). Each style has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, depending on how a part is used, raised lettering would not hold up over time in a heavily abrasive application. On the other hand, a part with recessed features can gather dirt and debris.
Your decision on whether letters and logos are recessed or standoff will affect the mold as well. It is more common for features to be engraved into a mold, which results in them being raised on the part. When executed this way, the mold can be polished, which delivers a better surface finish on the completed parts. Molds with engraved features also last longer, as the features are not subject to wear.
Plastic logos in styles ranging from the straightforward to the distinctly artistic.
Benefits of Injection Molding
Here are three major benefits to consider when choosing plastic injection molding:
1) Endless possibilities
Plastic literally means “capable of being made into different shapes.” If you can imagine a part, there is a way to design and produce it using plastic injection molding. To help you make decisions, a design team will work with you so that, out of all the possibilities, you’ll get the logo that clearly and correctly identifies your product.
2) Reduced costs
Injection molding does require up-front costs for drafting and tooling the custom metal molds, designed for repeated use. After initial investment, the cost of molds spreads out over multiple production runs. In this way, cost decreases over time. Also, because plastics are usually less expensive than metal or wood, they are an economical choice for high volume production compared to other materials.
3) Extra consistency and quality
During the design stage, engineers specify the part’s ideal geometric dimensions. They also decide how much leeway is acceptable for a given project. Professionally, this is known as “tolerancing,” or defining the allowable variation from the ideal.
The injection molding process is perfect for making logos. The process allows for trial runs before full production. Then, continued monitoring and checking occurs along the way, with specialists making any needed adjustments. This kind of quality management ensures that your plastic logos will turn out exactly as expected.