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    Injection molding raw material  typically arrives at a processing facility in a pelletized form.

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    Materials for Injection Molding come in a wide variety of types for thousands of different applications.  Materials can be custom blended for a particular application.

    Material arrives to a molding production facility via one of three major methods:

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50 lb Bags

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Gaylord (Approx 1200 lbs)

    or shipped via railroad boxcar and placed in a silo at the facility.