Common Mistakes in Choosing an Injection Molding Machine
1. Focusing Only on Price While Ignoring Performance
Mistake: Choosing the cheapest machine without considering its performance and quality. This often results in poor stability and high failure rates during operation.
2. Neglecting the Match Between Clamping Force and Injection Volume
Mistake: Assuming that a higher clamping force or larger injection volume is always better, leading to equipment inefficiency or suboptimal performance.
3. Overreliance on Brand
Mistake: Blindly pursuing well-known brands without evaluating actual production needs, which can result in budget overruns or redundant features.
4. Ignoring Production Efficiency
Mistake: Focusing solely on the machine’s single-shot capacity while neglecting cycle time, cooling efficiency, and automation level, which lowers overall production efficiency.
5. Underestimating the Importance of the Mold
Mistake: Paying attention only to the injection molding machine and ignoring the mold’s size, weight, and compatibility, resulting in mismatches between the machine and mold.
6. Overlooking Future Scalability
Mistake: Planning only for current needs without considering future production expansion or process upgrades, leading to the machine becoming obsolete in a short time.
7. Undervaluing the Importance of Trial Runs
Mistake: Assuming that matching specifications eliminate the need for trial runs, which may reveal the machine's inability to meet production expectations during actual use.
