Industrial / IoT
Insert Molding for Sensor Mount Brackets
The metal insert was located in the mold so the bracket left the press ready to assemble.
Challenge
What needed to be solved
The metal insert had to stay located through the shot, without flash or a short shot around the insert. How that insert stays in the part after ejection is on insert retention .
Solution
How the program was approached
A fixture located the insert before the shot. First-article checks covered position, flash, and short shots.
Outcome
What the result looked like
The bracket left the press with the insert in place, so assembly did not add a later press-fit step.
The process page is insert molding . Boss and retention notes are on molded-in inserts . Choosing insert molding over a later press-fit is on insert molding versus post-assembly .
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