Artificial Plants – The History and Process of Manufacturing

Artificial plants are typically made for industrial uses and have caught on in homes all over the world. They are made of various materials however the most popular is silk screened polyester and plastic. You can browse https://www.designerverticalgardens.com.au/collections/portable-hedges to know more about the artificial plants in Australia.

Many people refer to them as “silk plants”, but had long since they are made of real silk. Because of the costs involved and the durability of polyester, paper flowers now mainly made with silk over this material since the 1970s. Most processed in several steps to make them look realistic and believable.

Leaves blood vessels were then given the appearance of realism by silk screen printing details on the leaves and then formed using irons of various shapes and sizes for different types of artificial plants. Furthermore, they must be attached to the rods themselves and there are many ways to do this. The most common way to attach the leaves to the stem is by injection molding.

The leaves were placed in plastic injection molding machines in which the wire is under the leaves then a small fire to melt the plastic injected into the mold which makes it possible to encapsulate the wire together with the leaf following the same process.

It is not only attaches the leaf to the stem but also give you artificial plant stem that can bend or shape to your liking. Finally, after the leaves are attached to the rod, the rod is then inserted into the trunk of natural or artificial rod to give a natural look.

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