![]() The machine features a compression spring, heated barrel with motorized plunger, with a 1.83 cubic inch shot capacity, and it can hold a 6-by-4.8-in. It is 4-ft long, 1-ft deep and 1-ft high and weighs 250 lb. In spite of its compact size, the APSX-PIM is a fully automatic, 110-V electric powered machine with a 1200-W heater. touch screen to start and stop the machine, adjust settings and monitor progress in real time. “3D printing repeatability is not there-there’s more variability-and in terms of plastics, the APSX-PIM uses regular resin pellets.” “Injection molding is much better than 3D printing in that you can get the same results every time through the machine settings,” Kara explained. In addition to being convenient for use in engineering, product development and plastic part design labs, the new APSX-PIM offers repeatability and results in better quality parts. The desktop APSX-PIM (patent pending) is an alternative to desktop 3D printing with a number of benefits that 3D printers do not offer. ![]() “The APSX-PIM was born as a redesigned and optimized model of the original machine, and purposely designed to make plastic or metal injection molding (MIM) cost effective and easy to apply for prototyping, testing, new product development and low-volume part production.” “We found there is a huge market for people like us who want to mold their own plastic parts using their own injection molding machine, but without the large upfront investment,” Kara said. Kara soon discovered there was a big demand for desktop injection molding machines. So in thinking how can we make this happen more cost effectively, we decided to make our own machine, which we did and we have used it for two years to make our own parts.” Investing in an injection molding machine was a minimum of $50,000. “A mold for this small plastic part was $15,000. “But mold prices are incredibly high,” Kara told PlasticsToday. That’s when the idea of molding these parts themselves took hold. ![]() Kara and Cevik wanted to design some small plastic components for their automotive aftermarket parts business that had them looking at a better and more cost-effective way to obtain these parts. ![]() Together they founded Advanced Production Systems (APSX Blue Ash, OH), developing unique, simple tools for industry and consumers including RFID readers (APSXRFID), aftermarket auto parts and accessories, robotics and consumer electronics, which they sell to customers around the world. Kara, a mechanical engineer who has an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, and Cevik, who has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, met while both were attending Xavier’s MBA program. Kubi Kara and his partner, Burak Cevik, never thought they would be in the injection molding business, but as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. ![]()
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