Artisanal, Industrial & Commercial Polycarbonate Injection Molded ...

Injection Molding Process

• Injection molding is used to produce the most sought after molds for specialty Artisans chocolatiers and bean to bar manufacturers.
• Plastic polycarbonate pellets are melted at very high temperature above 500 degrees F.
• Molten plastic is injected in liquid form into a 2 part steel/alloy metal die under extreme pressure (upwards of 20,000 PSI).
• Finished molds ejected from the steel mold and are a rigid, stable, extremely durable product.
• Plastic type is exclusively polycarbonate in our injection molding process for chocolate molds.
• Advantages- Very fine details, sharp images, superior surface finish & textures, rigid flat top surface, longest mold life(avoids replacements), ability to be used on automatic depositors/molding lines, washable in dishwashers /industrial washers.

Vacuum/Thermoforming Process

• This is a process of manufacturing that is used to produce lower grade chocolate molds, prototype molds or molds for the craft industry.
• Plastic starts as a sheet and is suctioned over a positive die under relatively low pressure 15 to 60 psi.
• Plastic type can be PET or polycarbonate.
• Disadvantages — unstable inconsistent surfaces, not flat/wavy top and sides, not sturdy/rigid, much shorter mold life, limited detail, inferior surface finish, low rigidity, low tolerance for repetitive heating/cooling cycles.