Engineering Plastic Moulded Parts

Erfolg uses a number of different moulding techniques to produce components, including thermoplastic and thermoset injection moulding, blow moulding (includes injection blow moulding), rotational moulding, thermoforming, structural foam moulding, compression moulding, resin transfer moulding (RTM), and others. 

We also provide services such as mould prototyping, low-volume production, high-volume production, insert moulding, micro-moulding, large-part moulding, two-shot injection moulding, reel-to-reel moulding, machining, hot stamping, assembly, bonding, packaging and shipping. Most low-volume production runs have a run time of less than one week. High-volume production runs require more time. Machining involves the removal of material through milling, drilling, turning, or other processes.

Micro-moulding services use special, miniaturized moulding machines to produce very small parts that typically weight less than two grams. Two-shot injection moulding services produce part from two different raw materials or colors in a single operation. Plastic moulding services that perform assembly operations can perform ultrasonic and heat welding, printing, painting, bonding, and machining operations.   

There are many different types of plastic moulding services. Examples include blow moulding services, compression moulding services, dip moulding services, film injection moulding services (FIM), and gas assist moulding services. Plastic moulding services may also perform reaction injection moulding (RIM), resin transfer moulding (RTM), rotational moulding, structural foam moulding, thermoplastic injection moulding, thermoset casting, thermoset injection moulding, and thermoforming. Vacuum assist resin transfer moulding (VARTM), vacuum bag moulding, and vacuum forming services are also available.

In terms of material capabilities, Erfolg addresses considerations such as impact strength, high and low temperature characteristics, warping, and resistance to ultraviolet (UV) light. Commodity grade resins are more widely used than other graded resins and include polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Engineering grade resins are more difficult to process than other graded resins, but have characteristics that make them desirable for specialized use. Widely used engineering grade thermoplastics include acetal, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), nylon, noryl and polycarbonate.