Insert and Overmoulding
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In this episode, we discuss design considerations for injection moulded parts, with a specific focus on overmoulding and insert moulding.
The topics we will be talking through today are:
- Overmoulding: process, method, material selection, factors to consider, chemical and mechanical bonding
- Insert moulding: process and method
- Why use overmoulding and insert moulding?
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