In-Mould Decoration (IMD) is a production technology that combines a printed decorative layer with injection molding. The accuracy of the printing process is crucial because it directly determines the clarity of the transferred pattern and color. Accurate printing can ensure the presentation of pattern details and colo...

1. Raw Materials Thermoplastic When the temperature is lowered, thermoplastics for IMD/silkscreen can soften and melt. If heated again, they can still soften and melt, and cool and harden. All of these can be repeated over and over again. Thermoset plastic Thermoset plastics begin to soften and have plasticity when hea...

In-mold decoration (IMD) and film insert molding (FIM) have diversified patterns. They are both affordable, and belong to hot stamping. Hot stamping is a method of transferring a coating on a carrier foil film to the surface by heating and pressure. In the 1990s, this technology began to be applied in the decoration of...

Traditional plastic processing has gradually been unable to meet the needs of new things. With the popularity of light, thin, short consumer electronics and environmental awareness, in-mold decoration (IMD) goes into service. Due to many advantages, IMD is widely used in everywhere, such as household appliances, comput...

1. Quality Control In the production process of in-mold decoration, there are some items of quality inspection. Hardness test Test the IMD process product with a hardness tester. Apply a certain gravity, and use a 2H-3H pencil to test the quality index on the smooth surface of the PET film. Cross-cut test Test the bond...

Higher integration in electronics is a growing trend. It is a more complex solution than the current method of mounting a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) behind a decorative surface. In-mold electronics (IME) drives this trend by incorporating integrated functionality into components with decorative thermoformed 3D s...

As a good and popular injection molding technology, in-mold decoration has some advantages compared with other traditional technologies. 1. The injection molding needs of flat and multi-curved products can be achieved through the integration of in-mold labeling (IML) and in-mold forming (IMF). The technology gives the ...

1. Overview In-mold decoration (IMD) is the technology that can achieve component injection molding and surface decoration at the same time. It integrates functionality and aesthetics. It is currently the lowest-cost and most efficient technology in the automotive interior production process. IMD technology is composed...

To design better car interiors, we continue to find out new materials and combinations of various design solutions to make the interior design more harmonious with the driver. There are various factors that we concern about: comfort, attractiveness, durability, and practicality. Materials such as genuine leather, walnu...

When talking about in-mold decoration, the commonly used quality inspection process is: 1. Hardness test. Use the hardness tester to apply certain gravity, and use a 2H-3H pencil to test the quality index on the smooth surface of the PET film finished by IMD process. 2. Cross-cut test. Test the bonding force of PET fil...

Nowadays, the traditional injection molding process can no longer meet the surface requirements, especially in the rapid developing fields of electronic consumer products. Mobile phones and wearable devices are what I'm talking about. These products have extremely high requirements on appearance, abrasion resistanc...

In-Mold Decoration (IMD) is a plastic product surface decoration process. It helps people to get the desired shape and size of the part by molding the material, and also can give the external surface of the part certain physical, chemical, electrical and tactile decorative engineering properties, etc. It is increasingl...