Larger
sized plastic components are produced by rapid
injection manufacture. This is a cold injection
process that does not require pre-heating of moulds
or post curing of castings. In addition, several
moulds can be cast consecutively, leading to shortened
production times.
This process also tends to be less aggressive
in terms of mould wear so that one set of silicon
tooling can yield up to 80 parts. For larger numbers,
resin tooling can be used, making RIM an ideal
solution for either rapid prototyping or low volume
production
RIM casting is also an ideal method for producing
parts in a range of silicone rubbers, particularly
useful for applications where high temperature
capability (>200 ° C) is required.