Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast Trailer Bonus Episode 134 Season 1

EP#134: Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John Teel

EP#134: Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John TeelEP#134: Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John Teel

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Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast Trailer Bonus Episode 134 Season 1

August 22, 2018 MacroFab, Inc. Full Transcript View the website

John Teel
- Founder of Predictable Designs, a company which helps startups, makers, and small companies develop new electronic products
- Previously, John was on Episode 106 of the MacroFab Engineering Podcast where John spoke about making the product development process as predictable as possible
Injection Molding Enclosure Design
- What is the general process of injection molding?
- Challenges of Injection Molding: Why does it have this “mystic” aura around it?
- Designing enclosures for injection molding?
  - Difference between designing for 3D printing and Injection molding
  - What should you look for if you need to get a design done correctly
  - What files will I need to have created?
  - Do I design the mold or does someone else?
- Design is done. Who do I look for to get my design built?
  - What questions should I have answered before contacting someone?
  - Who do I talk to to get it done?
  - How do I find a manufacturer locally or overseas?
  - Who owns the mold?
  - Should I go with a more expensive/larger mold or cheaper/smaller?
  - How much should I be prepared to spend?
- Prototyping
  - TL;DR for prototyping an injection molded enclosure
    - Protolabs online DFM
  - What if I want a sample?
  - How do I pick the right material?

Tags: electronics podcast, injection molding, John Teel, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, MEP, Predictable Designs