MPM machines are cost effective and easy to set up and get running. The single cavity V-mold and tooling inserts can be produced quickly and economically. High quality initial or low volume production runs of finished product are easily produced by MPM injection molded machines. Our application engineering team can guide you through the machine selection process to meet your Bridge Manufacturing requirements.

MPM low volume injection molding machines are ideal for bridge manufacturing, research and development, product testing, and low-volume production. A wide range of industries use our machines, including medical, automotive, consumer products, and more. With the ability to use the same plastic grade as a multi-cavity mold, engineers can test plastic blends and manufacturing optimization, marketers can test designs and colors, and your entire part or product can be optimized before full-volume production begins.

If you need to produce parts in smaller production batches, you should consider low volume injection molding (LVIM) machines:

Going from a product design to full production can be costly, time consuming, and cumbersome. The MPM machines are ideally suited to produce prototypes and first article parts for approval or test marketing.

Many injection molded parts do not require a high volume (greater than 100,000 parts per year) injection molding machine. Higher production machines are expensive, require considerable floor space, and require expensive multi-cavity hard steel tooling. MPM machines are optimized for lower volume plastic molded parts. They are cost effective, require a small footprint, and can use single cavity low cost tooling. Low Volume injection molding machines are a good fit for smaller production orders, prototyping, bridge manufacturing, and ASTM specimen applications.

Bridge Manufacturing is the step between producing high volume finished production parts and smaller quantities that may be needed as prototypes, first articles for approval, test marketing or initial customer orders. You may need to get initial parts produced while you are waiting for a production machine to be received or available. Also, production tooling can often require considerable time to be designed and produced (16-24 weeks) delaying the time to get product to the customer or approval party.