TPE Overmolding Service | Custom Thermoplastic Elastomer Solutions
TPE Overmolding Service: Thermoplastic Elastomer Solutions of SunOn
In the current competitive manufacturing environment, the provision of products that can withstand wear and tear, comfort, as well as beauty has become important. TPE overmoulding service offers a solution unmatched by other industries such as electronics, automotive, and medical equipment.
- The overmolding of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) enables manufacturers to create soft-touch, high-performance parts with complex geometries in one process, and hence reliability, functionality, and high user experience.
- After years of experience and well-developed manufacturing abilities, SunOn has already become a professional manufacturer of TPE overmolding, offering high-quality and economical solutions to the tasks of various industries.
TPE Overmolding Benefits
TPE overmolding is an advanced technique through which a thermoplastic elastomer is molded onto a secondary substrate, which is typically a plastic or rigid material. This injection, which uses a dual material, leads to the creation of parts with better grip, shock-absorbing features, and durability without compromising on the appearance.
The major benefits of TPE overmolding are:
- The soft-touch surface finish is the best option in ergonomic products.
- Dynamometer and Vibration resistant to industrial and automotive applications.
- Harsh environment, chemical, and temperature resistance.
- Continuous connection of multi-material designs without assembling.
- Even complex parts have high-dimensional stability and accuracy.
The experience of TPE overmolding service of SunOn guarantees that all products are high-tech and can provide the same output with the same performance of electronics housings, automotive parts, medical equipment, consumer products, etc.
Steps of TPE Overmolding
The TPE overmolding production part by SunOn involves the use of great design, tooling, and precision engineering, which has been successful in producing a perfect outcome. The process can be divided into the following details:
- Material Choice and Compatibility
It is essential to select an appropriate TPE compound and substrate material. SunOn considers mechanical, thermal, and chemical compatibility to achieve good adhesion and performance.
- Mold Design and Engineering
Design of TPE molds is a requirement of high-precision molding. SunOn's engineers optimize:
- Gate positioning, runner system engineering.
- Multi-material molding Mould cavity.
- Optimization of cooling channels to improve fast cycle times.
- Durability Mold steel selection (H13, S136, P20)
Injection Overmolding
In the TPE injection overmolding service, TPE molten is injected into the mold on top of the pre-molded substrate. Temperature, pressure, and cycle time are process parameters that are carefully checked and monitored to guarantee ideal adhesion and dimensional precision.
Quality Control and Testing
SunOn also engages in intensive adhesive testing, bonding strength tests, and tolerance tests. This ensures that all the TPE overmolded components are within customer requirements, as well as the industry standards.
Kinds of TPE Overmolding
SunOn provides a complete scale of TPE overmolding solutions, which respond to a selection of production requirements:
- TPE Overmolding Service Custom
Customized designs to meet the special needs of products, high-precision TPE overmolding, and high-quality surface finish.
- Two-Shot TPE Overmolding
Two-shot TPE molding is also enhanced to a higher level, which enables the smooth combination of soft and hard materials, minimizing the number of assembly steps and enhancing productivity.
- High-Density POvermolding
SunOn is a strong competitor in multi-material molding, which allows soft-touch TPE over-molded components over rigid materials to have more ergonomics.
- TPE Overmolding, Low Volume Service
Perfect for prototyping or a niche product, with fast prototyping and flexibility in production that does not reduce the quality.
- Industrial TPE Overmolding
Automobile, electronic, medical, and consumer products long long-lasting, high-performance solutions in the need of shock-resistant TPE molded parts.
Technical TPE Overmolding Excellence
SunOn is a blend of engineering accuracy and new technology in manufacturing. Part of the technical aspects entails:
- TPE overmolding: Mold flow analysis to predict material behavior.
- Optimization of gate design of balanced filling and adhesion.
- Design of cooling channels to achieve a shorter cycle time.
- Control of tooling tolerance and dimensional stability.
- Bonding dual material and elastomer overmolding.
- Ergonomic oriented soft-touch component molding.
- Optimization of the pressure and temperature parameters to achieve consistent part quality.
This type of attention to technical detail makes each TPE overmolded part provide high performance and longevity.
Industries of Use
TPSE overmolding is used by SunOn in a variety of industries:
Electronics
- Protective housings, mistooled key pads, and switches.
- Cover of handheld devices with a soft-grip.
Automotive
- Vibration-resistant parts
- Connectors that are sealed and soft-touch panels.
Medical Devices
- Seals and tubing that are biocompatible.
- Durable soft-touch grips
Consumer Goods
- Ergonomic tool handles
- Wearables and protective casing.
Industrial Equipment
- Shock-resistant mounts
- Individual seals and vibration suppressors.
Through custom TPE overmolding production, SunOn is able to achieve high standards in each product manufactured, and at the same time has the flexibility in its designs.
TPE Overmolding Service Vs. Silicone Compression Molding
Although TPE overmolding may be used in the best case of multi-material products whose surfaces are soft-touch, silicone compression molding can be useful in some applications:
Silicone Compression Molding:
- Silicone components of high quality and constant performance.
- Appropriate in medical, automotive, consumer, and industrial industries.
- Is capable of tolerances of +-0.2mm- +-0.5mm.
- Low-cost tooling of complicated silicone shapes.
- Helps in high-rate production and numerous cavities.
At SunOn, we have the expertise in both TPE overmolding and silicone compression molding that has enabled us to provide flexible and high-performance products to meet your production requirements. Read more of our silicone services here.
Why SunOn is the Company for TPE Overmolding?
SunOn is a professional manufacturer of TPE overmoulding for a reason. Their advantages include:
- TPE injection molds of high precision.
- Quickly produced prototypes and small volume production.
- Personalized TPE mold production and design optimization.
- CNC molding and EDM tool fabrication.
- Multi-material industrial TPE overmolding.
- Total quality control, such as adhesion test and dimensional check.
SunOn integrates the decades of experience with the latest technology to provide affordable high quality overmolding services that are up to the world standards.
Conclusion
In the case of TPE overmolding service, accuracy, consistency, and innovativeness are significant. SunOn is a manufacturer of custom TPE overmolding, two-shot molding solutions, multi-material solutions, and high-precision TPE overmolded components with unparalleled expertise. Get to know what SunOn can do and how we can design your product further.
