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Tool and Mould Making | Injection Moulding and Die Casting
Tool-making
The Right Choice in Tool-Making
Because the right mould determines the quality of your products, the responsibility for that quality rests with the mould-maker. Key challenges in producing housings include avoiding unsightly sink marks in the material and ensuring watertight integrity. With decades of expertise in plastic injection moulding and aluminium die casting for enclosures, we combine global tooling sourcing with our dedicated tool maintenance and repair department to guarantee the required quality at competitive prices.
Our engineers support the process from the early stages of part design to secure optimal outcomes and avoid unnecessary iterations. Depending on your requirements, delivery timelines, and production volumes, you can choose between aluminium or steel tools – commonly referred to as "soft" or "hard" tools.
Benefits
Consistent Quality: Minimises rework while upholding high standards
40 Years' Experience: Decades of expertise in injection moulded enclosures.
Tailored Tool Options: Customisable soft and hard tools to suit your needs
Worldwide Tooling Tailored to Your Requirements
Through the Phoenix Mecano Group, we offer a range of tooling production options tailored to your specific part requirements. Our manufacturing spans Europe and China, covering die-cast and injection-moulded components as well as stamped and bent parts. Typically, these tools are transferred to one of our European injection moulding plants, where state-of-the-art machinery ensures optimal compatibility and consistently high-quality output.
The option to relocate tooling significantly reduces delivery times for injection moulded parts compared to sourcing from Asia. Moreover, mould adjustments and service work are carried out on-site at our injection moulding facilities, ensuring precision, flexibility, speed, and an excellent price-performance ratio.
After the initial samples are produced, parts are rigorously tested for functionality. Once confirmed, the surface structure is finalised prior to commencing full-scale production.
Global Tool Production: Customised to your specific part requirements
European Injection Moulding: Ensuring shorter delivery times compared to Asia
Soft and Hard Tooling – Accelerate Your Time to Market
Aluminium Moulds – Soft Tooling
Imagine customised injection moulded enclosures delivered to your doorstep in just a few working days. Soft tooling combines the advantages of rapid prototyping with the precision of plastic injection moulding. Aluminium tools, commonly referred to as soft tools, are produced swiftly and are ideally suited for small to medium production runs.
Steel Tools – Hard Tooling
For larger production runs or highly demanding components, steel toolscommonly referred to as "hard tools"–offer the optimal solution. They deliver high precision, durability, and superior surface finishes. We collaborate closely with you to determine the ideal tooling solution; simply send us your sketches or 3D data to get started.
Design for Manufacturing Report for Tool Manufacturing
The Design for Manufacturing (DFM) report is crafted to verify manufacturability while minimising production costs. Acting as a bridge between design and tooling, it enables the mould-maker to identify potential issues early, leading to more efficient and cost-effective adaptations until injection moulded parts meet the required standards. The report examines various aspects, including:
The appropriate manufacturing process
Exact material specifications
Detailed mould characteristics and compatible injection moulding machines
Injection point placements
Mold flow analysis
And more
Mold Flow Analysis – Simulation of the Injection Moulding Process
Modern 3D CAD systems and the prototypes derived from them offer early insights into the final product. In tool manufacturing, avoiding unnecessary adjustments later on is essential to saving time. Mold flow analysis plays a crucial role in this regard. It simulates the flow of material during the moulding process – detailing how the liquid plastic fills the mould, cools, and solidifies. This analysis reveals shrinkage patterns, warpage, sink marks, and air pockets, enabling these findings to be immediately incorporated into the mould design. Consequently, unwanted side effects are minimised even before the first injection cycle.
Why Phoenix Mecano
At Phoenix Mecano we don’t simply sell products and offer services. We constantly push for more: high-quality hardware and software products that can go further, process innovations that open up new opportunities, customized solutions that supercharge productivity. Here’s how we make much more possible for our customers:
We’re a partner
Whether it’s supporting your new product designs or reimaging your assembly operations, our team is with you for the journey.
We strive for engineering excellence
We come from a long Swiss and German engineering heritage and are proud of our culture for always seeking engineering excellence.
We’re innovators
As technology transforms the manufacturing landscape, we bring you the deep expertise and industry leading partners that make innovation feel natural.
We understand you
Our team brings many years of expertise working across sectors as diverse as Agriculture, Healthcare, Maritime and many more.
We care about service
Our service led culture makes us the perfect partner whether you’re simply looking for a one-off product or a supply chain partner.
Want to think bigger? We’re ready when you are.
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