Injection molding

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ADM-000184",
  "term": "Injection molding",
  "field": "Additive manufacturing and 3D printing",
  "definition": "A manufacturing process that forms parts by injecting molten material, most often a thermoplastic, into a closed mold cavity under pressure and cooling it until it solidifies. As a formative process, it meets additive manufacturing through rapid tooling, where printed molds or inserts give prototype or short-run parts without hardened steel tooling. Printed polymer molds survive only tens to hundreds of shots, against hundreds of thousands for hardened steel tools.",
  "abbreviation": "PIM",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/injection-molding/"
}