Processes
Compression Molding (CM)
- Very high fidelity precision molding process
- Easily accommodates high aspect ratios
- Relatively low tooling costs
- High unit costs
- Very low internal stress (birefringence)
- Low volume manufacturing process
Injection Molding (IM)
- Low fidelity precision molding process
- Difficult to accommodates high aspect ratios
- High tooling costs
- Low unit costs
- High internal stress (birefringence)
- High volume manufacturing process
High Precision Molding (HPM) [proprietary process]
- High fidelity precision molding process
- Accommodates high aspect ratios
- Medium tooling costs
- Medium unit costs
- Low internal stress (birefringence)
- Medium to high volume manufacturing process
Continuous Embossing
- High fidelity precision molding process
- Can accommodate high aspect ratios
- Medium tooling costs
- Low unit costs
- Low internal stress (birefringence)
- High volume manufacturing process
Continuous Casting [proprietary process]
- High fidelity precision molding process
- Can accommodate high aspect ratios
- Very high tooling costs
- Very low unit costs
- Some internal stress (birefringence)
- Very high volume manufacturing process
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