Design Molded Plastics, Inc.

Design Molded Plastics, Inc.

Part Design Assistance Design Molded Plastics offers the added resources to take their projects to the next level Key Points: Capturing the design intent Establish part tolerances and stackup issues Consider the most practicable means and methods of producing the part to reduce tooling cost Evaluate possible secondary operations to help stream-line the assembly process Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 2

Design Molded Plastics, Engineering In-House Tool Design Part Development Over-Molding Polymer Conversions Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 3

Part Development Create engineering drawings reflecting proper drafts and shut-offs Assistance may come in the form of developing associated parts to aid the customer with the total package Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 4

Reverse Engineering Solving ongoing quality issues often means going back to the original design intent Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 5

Polymer Conversions Sheet Metal Die-Cast CNC Machined Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 6

Over-molding Applications Typical over-molded components Steel Stampings Brass Threaded Inserts Polymer Substrate Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 7

Tool Design Achieving a superior part begins with a well engineered part and tool design Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 8

Quote Request Every effort is taken to provide the most accurate and complete quote possible Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 9

Toolroom - Highlights Support production Routine maintenance program Clean and inspect Repair / Replace components Mold reconditioning Detailed maintenance records Support Quality and Engineering Design assistance Prototyping and machining of parts Fixtures Gauges Build testing and secondary equipment Evaluate and re-condition inherited tooling Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 10

Tooling Overview Slides and core pull Mechanical slide -vs- core pull Unscrewing core Lifters and slides Over-molding, insert molding Runner systems Conventional runner Hot runner 3 Plate Gating Drop gate Tunnel gate Edge gate Coatings Titanium Nitride (TiN) Electroless Nickel Teflon Flash Chrome Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 11

88 to 950 Ton Press Range Closed Loop Process Control SPC Graphics Custom multiple core pull sequencing Variety of materials Nylon TPE PolyCarbonate PBT PVC (Flexible) Other Production - Capabilities Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 12

Value Added Complete manufacturing cells Machine programming Robot integration Secondary operations Pad printing Hot Stamping Ultrasonic Welding Heat insertion of brass inserts Heat Staking Riveting Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 13

Ultrasonic Welding Material Selections Polyester to Polypropylene Acrylic to ABS Polypropylenes Nylons (Filled and Unfilled) Fully Integrated Welding Cells Communication with welder Pick and place unit Fully integrated testing procedures Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 14

Quality - ISO9001:2000 Concepts Procedures Document control Calibration Non-conforming product Corrective action Work instructions Manufacturing Inspection Job Descriptions Control plans, FMEA s, SPC Customer submission packages Quality databases Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 15

Quality Inspection Process Receiving inspection of Raw Material Moisture analysis of all resins Production approval procedure Start up submission - visual approval Critical dimensions - initial dimensional approval Full layout In-process inspection Visual quality Dimensional inspection Actual frequency and detail is part specific Final inspection Audit Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 16

Quality Equipment Ram Optical Device CMM (2) In process inspection Fully programmable Increases accuracy, efficiency Hand held measurement instruments Color spectrophotometer Balancing machine Moisture analyzer Design Molded Plastics, Inc. 17