Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast

EP#134: Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John Teel


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  • 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

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