An Introduction to Tooling

There are molds for rubber compression, injection and transfer molding and even hybrids for each; “book” molds that resemble t-shirt folding boards; as well as single- and multicavity molds. Unlike the plastics industry, which conforms to largely uniform standards for materials and machines—even in custom molding—rubber manufacturing often involves unique or proprietary materials formulations and part specifications that affect how a mold will need to perform. Read More