The APSX-PIM V3 is an automatic plastic injection molding machine that makes injection molding affordable and easy. It is a Heavy Duty machine for continuous or single cycle plastic part production. Made in the USA . APSX-PIM V3 Automatic Plastic Injection Molding Machine What Is a Desktop Injection Molding Machine? An injection molding machine melts plastic pellets and injects the molten material into a mold cavity under pressure, producing precise, repeatable plastic parts. Industrial injection molding machines can weigh several tons, require dedicated floor space, and carry price tags in the hundreds of thousands of dollars -- making them impractical for engineers, educators, and small manufacturers who need real injection-molded parts without the industrial overhead. A desktop injection molding machine solves exactly that problem. By scaling the core mechanics of industrial injection molding into a compact, benchtop-sized unit, the APSX-PIM delivers the same fundamental process -- heat, inject, cool, eject -- at a fraction of the cost and footprint. The result is a genuine injection molded part, not a 3D print approximation, produced on a machine that sits on a workbench and plugs into a standard wall outlet. Who Needs a Small Injection Molding Machine? A benchtop injection molding machine is the right tool whenever you need real plastic parts -- not prototypes -- but cannot justify industrial tooling costs or lead times. Common use cases include: Product designers and engineers who need functional prototypes in production-grade materials like Polypropylene, Nylon, or Polycarbonate to validate fit, form, and function before committing to steel tooling. Small manufacturers and startups running low-volume production runs where a full injection molding production contract is cost-prohibitive. Universities, colleges, and trade schools that teach plastics processing, materials science, or manufacturing engineering and need hands-on equipment sized for a classroom or lab. Aerospace, defense, and medical teams that require in-house, on-demand part production using certified materials without relying on external supply chains. Robotics and hardware teams who iterate rapidly and need new part revisions in hours, not weeks. Why the APSX-PIM Is Different Most small injection molding machines on the market are manual, inconsistent, and limited to simple geometries. The APSX-PIM is a fully automatic plastic injection molding machine -- it closes the clamp, injects, holds, cools, and ejects without operator intervention, cycling every 60 seconds in continuous multi-mode. Its electronic temperature control system, touch-screen interface, and injection performance chart give you the process visibility and repeatability that engineering work demands. Built entirely in Cincinnati, Ohio, the APSX-PIM uses a stainless steel barrel, case-hardened steel plunger, and hard-anodized aluminum structure -- the same material choices that define industrial equipment, scaled to a 4 ft x 1 ft footprint. It accepts aluminum molds, 3D printed insert molds, and standard MUD bases, so your tooling investment grows with your production needs rather than locking you into a single approach. Whether you are making your first injection molded part or running a production cell for a defense program, the APSX-PIM closes the gap between desktop convenience and industrial capability. Since 2017 , we have the APSX-PIM that makes plastic injection molding affordable and easy. Today, the APSX-PIM is an alternative to the traditionally expensive, overpowered and large injection molding machines used for production, R&D, prototyping, product design, education, research and other plastic part p