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CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Tooling for everyday plastic products

Shape the mold around the way the finished part looks, feels and functions.

Steel tool with circular cavity features
Existing tooling photograph

Application and tooling requirements

Use the part drawing and intended application to define the requirements.

Usability

Identify handled surfaces and the features that control fit or movement.

Appearance

Discuss texture, gate marks and surface requirements.

Production

Review the intended material and output before selecting the tooling layout.

Engineering support for your part

Mold filling analysis for a cover component

Review the part before cutting steel

Our mold design, manufacturing and trial activities support the agreed requirements. Production injection molding is also available when the project includes molded parts.

Explore a tooling project

The delivered 2K electronic enclosure illustrates a two-material design approach. Its relevance to your application should be reviewed against your part requirements.

2K electronic enclosure — Shot 1 ABS+PC substrate, Shot 2 TPE insert, and overmolded full part

DELIVERED PROJECT

2K Electronic Enclosure

A two-shot mold for an electronic housing with a soft-touch TPE button. See the material pairing, runner layout and ejection design.

Discuss your consumer products project

Share your part application, material and production needs.