This infographic shows the steps in the plastic injection molding process that take place in manufacturing K'NEX construction toys.

1. Manufactured
in America
How Are
K’NEX Parts Made?
K’NEX Brands Toys
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Since 1992, The Rodon Group has manufactured K’NEX pieces in their Hatfield, PA facility.
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A high-volume production
steel mold is built and
tested. It takes approx.
1000 hours
The toy designers work
with factory engineers to
develop a plastic injection
mold to produce the
to make a K’NEX mold.
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Today there are approximately
850 pieces in
91 colors using
22 different resins.
K’NEX is the only
building toy company
in the world that
manufactures
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components in
the United States.
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The Rodon Group can make:
31 BILLION
K’NEX parts!!
Once the mold is cooled, the
pieces are ejected from the mold.
2,975
parts per min.
178,520
parts per hr.
4,284,480
parts per day
With over 105
plastic injection
molding presses in
the 125,000
sq. ft. facility, The Rodon
Group is one of the
largest family-owned
and operated injection
molders in the U.S.
1,563,835,200 parts per year!
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By using robots
The Rodon Group
can pack up to
4x more
pieces into each box,
saving time and
cardboard.
Fun Fact!
This 6ft Ferris Wheel
features 8,550
colorful pieces.
We conserve 150 tons of cardboard per year,
enough to fill 3000 cubic yards of landfill space
or 3 football fields about a foot deep!
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We are committed to environmental
sustainability. Our manufacturing process
minimizes packaging, transportation costs,
waste, water consumption and energy.
For more information on The Rodon Group and K’NEX, visit
our websites at www.rodongroup.com and www.knex.com
All scrap is reused and
recycled and Rodon uses only
non toxic colorants and resins.