Plastic Toys and Injection Molding: Behind the Plastic Toy Industry
Plastic is a wonderful material for making toys because it doesn't have a lot of the drawbacks other materials have (wood splinters, metal rusts, cardboard is weak, none of those is suitable for babies who put toys in their mouths). But plastic can stand on its own laurels, too.
Plastic can be:
Lightweight - lighter toys are especially welcome for younger children and save on shipping costs
Colorful - unlike other materials, plastic doesn't need to be painted or printed on to be colorful
Finely detailed - plastic is well suited for fine and complex details in molds
Quickly produced - injection-molded plastic toys and toy parts can be molded in rapid timing
Strength - anyone who's ever stepped on a plastic toy knows just how strong they can be!
Environmentally friendly - plastic products can be made with bio-friendly materials and injection molding produces very little waste material itself, much of which can even be recycled
Safe, Smart Plastics Toys
Many families are concerned about having toys for their young children that are made from safe plastics. Others are worried plastic toys are a problem for the environment. Thankfully plastics innovations in recent years allow manufacturers to develop ways to make safer, more eco-friendly toys.
Plastic injection molding has made a massive impact in the toy industry, and likewise, innovations in the toy industry have fueled advances in injection molding such as multicolor plastic injection molding.
