Overmoulding
Our rapid overmoulding processes manufacture custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in days. As a trusted overmoulding company, We use aluminium moulds that provide cost-efficient tooling, manufacturing parts from a variety of thermoplastic materials.
Why choose overmoulding for your project?
At Stephens Plastic Mouldings Injection Moulding we offer this service for your project. Although it requires a more complex design, processing, and material selection than single-shot injection molding, it has several advantages:
- It enables the combination of materials to provide properties that no single resin can provide.
- It can save time and money by eliminating assembly measures.
- It has the ability to meld materials in ways that assembly processes cannot.
- Parts with inserts have more power and longevity.
- We also have a variety of additional secondary resources to help you with your project.
FAQs
Overmoulding is a process that applies a soft plastic layer, often TPE, over a rigid plastic component to improve functionality and aesthetics. At PSD, we specialise in using overmoulding to enhance grip, flexibility, and user experience.
Overmoulding has applications in automotive, medical, and electronics industries. PSD delivers soft-touch surfaces for automotive dashboards, ergonomic medical devices, and shock-resistant electronic components.
Overmoulding improves product functionality, adds ergonomic features, reduces assembly time, and provides enhanced durability. PSD ensures these benefits with high-quality materials and cutting-edge technology.
With over 50 years of experience, PSD combines ISO 9001-certified quality with tailored solutions. Our expert team collaborates closely with clients to ensure precision, reliability, and fast turnaround times.
Typically, rigid plastics form the base, and softer materials like TPE are used for the overmould. PSD selects materials based on your product’s requirements to ensure superior performance and durability.
By adding a soft-touch surface, overmoulding provides extra grip, user comfort, and flexibility. PSD's solutions eliminate the need for adhesives, reducing assembly time while improving product reliability.
Yes, PSD excels at managing complex geometries. Our advanced tooling and technology allow us to create intricate overmoulded designs with precision and consistency.
In the automotive sector, overmoulding is used for soft-touch dashboard components and shift knobs, improving aesthetics and functionality. PSD’s expertise ensures durable, high-quality automotive solutions.
Submit your prototype or drawings, and PSD will provide a quick quote. After approval, we perform 2-3 trials to ensure the final product meets your specifications, followed by full production using advanced technologies.
The substrate parts are produced using a regular injection moulding process involving an aluminum mold with no heating or cooling lines running through it with overmoulding. Our moulders can track fill strain, aesthetic issues, and the basic quality of the parts because cycle times are a little longer.
After the entire run of substrate parts has been moulded, the overmould tooling is assembled and attached to the press. The substrate pieces are manually inserted into a mould, where they are overmoulded with a thermoplastic material.
Plastic overmoulding technology is used in a variety of industries and applications, including Medical Devices, Appliances, Electronics, Consumer, Agricultural, and Automotive goods and components, for a variety of aesthetic and practical purposes.
Plastic overmoulding technology is used in a variety of industries and applications, including Medical Devices, Appliances, Electronics, Consumer, Agricultural, and Automotive goods and components, for a variety of aesthetic and practical purposes.
Contact us with your project details, and our team will promptly review your requirements and provide a comprehensive quote. PSD is committed to making your overmoulding project seamless and successful.
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