rotational molding process

Step1
Plastic raw material (typically in powder form) is placed inside a mold (cast aluminum, CNC machined aluminum)
Step2
The mold is attached to an arm of a rotational molding machine, and enters the oven where it rotates (rotational molding) on two axes.
Step3
As the plastic material melts, it begins to adhere to the inside mold walls, building wall thickness and taking on the shape and texture of the interior mold surface.
Step4
After rotating in the oven, the mold enters the cooling phase, where the molten material eventually solidifies into the finished, hollow plastic part.
Step5
The part is then removed from the mold, where it undergoes a variety of secondary operations (trimming, foam-filling, assembly, etc.) prior to shipment.

1. About Rotational Moulding:

Rotational moulding, known also as rotomolding or rotocasting, is a process for manufacturing hollow plastic products. For certain types of liquid vinyls, the term slush molding is also used. Rotational molding has particular advantages in terms of relatively low levels of residual stresses and inexpensive molds. Rotational molding also has few competitors for the production of large (> 2 m3) hollow objects in one piece. Rotational molding is best known for the manufacture of tanks but it can also be used to make complex medical products, toys, leisure craft, and highly aesthetic point-of-sale products.
2. The process begins with specially developed and uniquely applied resins. They can include plastisols, polyethylene, polycarbonate, acetate butyrate, polyamide, elastomers, polyurethane, polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate and fluorocarbons. Some of the most advanced work is being done with cross-linked polyethylene and even nylon.
3. The principle of rotational molding of plastics is simple. Basically the process consists of introducing a known amount of plastic in powder, granular, or viscous liquid form into a hollow, shell-like mold.The mold is rotated and/ or rocked about two principal axes at relatively low speeds as it is heated so that the plastic enclosed in the mold adheres to, and forms a monolithic layer against, the mold surface. The mold rotation continues during the cooling phase so that the plastic retains its desired shape as it solidifies. When the plastic is sufficiently rigid, the cooling and mold rotation is stopped to allow the removal of the plastic product from the mold. At this stage, the cyclic process may be repeated. The basic steps of (a) mold charging, (b) mold heating, (c) mold cooling, and (d) part ejection.

Shanghai Jiechuang Mold Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. is located in the Songjiang District of Shanghai city which is so historical that it was named “the Root of Shanghai”. With only 30-minute distance from Hongqiao Airport, the traffic here is very convenient. Set up in 2015, Jiechuang now possesses 1 million registered fund and more than 5 million actual investment. Its team and major engineers all have worked in rotational moulding industry for more than 10 years, which makes Jiechuang a modern economic entity that concentrates on technological research, design development ,manufacturing, trade and investment.

Bearing in mind that Innovation is the driving force of development, and technology is soul of Creation, workers in Jiechuang always stick to the path of technological creation in order to make sure that Jiechuang is the leading rotational molding manufacturer. In addition, Jiechuang has introduced from home and abroad large-scale and high-end CNC machines, universal milling machines, digital controlled lathe, EDM machines, linear cutting machines, auto-shuttering machines and a dozen of big scale production equipment . By introducing those advanced manufacturing equipment, Jiechuang has become the leader of hardware. It has also joined in Rotomoulding Professional Committee of China and Plastic Association of China in succession, which wons the company a good social contact and public praise in rotational molding industry and further makes it a potential and qualified supplier. Engineers and workers here are all elites who have years of experience in floor cleaning machines, outdoor and indoor playground equipment, kayaks and surf-boats, furniture, case and gardening planters.

As quality is the lifeblood of enterprise development, Jiechuang always adheres to the concept of “No quality, No development”and determines to control quality at the source in order to build the idea of Total Quality Management (TQM). With rigorous management system , advanced production technique, and customer-focused service concept, Jiechuang has set up a strict quality standard so as to provide customers with constantly improved quality. Jiechuang has now won a good reputation in both domestic and foreign countries and the molds and products it produced have been exported to countries such as America, England, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Turkey ,Russia and Ukraine.

Jiechuang sincerely welcome the new and old customers to visit and cooperate with us! Thanks!