Plastic Part Design Plastic part design is something we do on an every-day basis. The following pages feature some past projects and highlight areas of

Plastic Part Design

Plastic part design is something we do on an every-day basis. The following pages feature some past projects and highlight areas of our design where clever solutions saved the client

money in tooling, part costs, or both.

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Modular Power

This Modular Power Receptacle is part of a modular power system for office spaces, and employs a wide variety of plastic and sheet metal materials, including PC/ABS and Nylon. One of the project challenges was meeting various electrical standards while keeping part and tooling costs low.


Modular Power

Central to the Power Receptacle is what was named the “Wonder Chassis”, because of its many duties in this

assembly.


Modular Power

The Wonder Chassis secures all Bus Bars and Simplex parts, as well

provides means for the assembly to snap into place with other power modules, all with no need of side

actions within the tooling.

Retaining prongs secure brass parts in place and

are created with shut-off features in the mold.


Mesh Tape Applicator

This hand tool for the drywall field contains multiple injection-molded plastic parts as well as sheet metal parts.

Several creative solutions permitted inexpensive tooling for the plastic parts.



Apparent undercut snaps in flexible PP Reel parts are molded as shut-offs to avoid costly side-actions in tooling.

This results in low-cost Reels to fit both 2” and 3” diameter tape cores.



Mirror-image Nylon 6 Arms require only a single cavity mold and lock to one another in assembly, capturing sheet metal spring and release buttons.



Boss accepts screw, pips fit into holes in sheet metal

Chassis to keep handle from twisting under load.

Section view of PP Handle,

four-piece mold.

Single screw attaches Handle firmly to sheet metal Chassis for quick, strong, inexpensive assembly.


Electronics Enclosure

These enclosure parts were required to meet stringent UL testing standards while maintaining a pleasing aesthetic for household use. Two pieces capture all the parts in the assembly.

Fine details were carefully added to the tooling using EDM electrodes, resulting in an excellent part quality.


Smart Container

The Smart Container features few corners and the ability to stack.

Challenges included a friction fit to hold the Knife in the Lid and getting a reliable seal between Lid and Tub,

particularly along the straight edges.


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