https://www.jbrplas.com/tags/materials/ Recent content in Materials on JBRplas Hugo en-US Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/sustainable-injection-molding-2026/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/sustainable-injection-molding-2026/ <p>Sustainability in manufacturing is no longer a marketing checkbox — it is increasingly a procurement requirement, a regulatory obligation, and a cost driver. For companies sourcing plastic injection-molded components, understanding what is practically achievable in the supply chain today — and what is marketing noise — is essential.</p> <p>This article focuses on real, implementable sustainability improvements in plastic injection molding, not aspirational concepts.</p> <h2 id="1-post-consumer-recycled-pcr-and-post-industrial-recycled-pir-resins">1. Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) and Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR) Resins</h2> <h3 id="whats-available">What&rsquo;s Available</h3> <p>The use of recycled plastic content in injection molding has grown substantially as major brands commit to recycled content targets. Two categories are relevant:</p> https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/material-selection/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/material-selection/ <p>With hundreds of plastic resins available for injection molding, selecting the right material is one of the most consequential — and most frequently rushed — decisions in product development. Choose wrong and you face field failures, processing problems, regulatory non-compliance, or cost overruns. Choose well and your part performs reliably, processes efficiently, and meets every requirement.</p> <p>This guide provides a practical framework for resin selection, with a focus on the materials most commonly used in industrial injection molding.</p> https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/medical-grade-injection-molding-fda/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jbrplas.com/posts/medical-grade-injection-molding-fda/ <p>Sourcing plastic injection-molded components for a medical device is fundamentally different from sourcing industrial parts. The stakes — patient safety, regulatory approval, product liability — demand a different level of rigor from both the buyer and the supplier. This guide covers what medical device OEMs and their supply chain teams need to understand before selecting a plastic molding supplier.</p> <h2 id="what-fda-compliant-actually-means-for-molded-parts">What &ldquo;FDA Compliant&rdquo; Actually Means for Molded Parts</h2> <p>&ldquo;FDA compliant&rdquo; is a term that gets used loosely. For plastic injection-molded components used in medical devices, compliance typically refers to one or more of the following:</p>