EP#134: Injection Molded Enclosure Design with John Teel

• 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