In-House Mold Building of Feedthrough Guides for Government Research

Case Study – In-House Mold Building Feedthrough Guides for Government Research

This long-time customer awarded Klann Plastics a large project, requiring 3 new molds with a tight deadline. Since the project was being funded by Federal grants, all tooling had to be built in the U.S. Klann sub-contracted two of the molds to domestic mold-making partners and elected to build the third mold in-house. All tool design was done by our Mold Designer and the insert parts were molded to very close tolerances on our vertical molding machines.

Specifications

• Component Name – Feedthrough Guides

• Capabilities Applied/Processes – 3-D CAD Design, CNC Machining, EDM Machining, Insert Molding

• Equipment Used – CNC Milling Machine, Sinker EDM, In-house Injection Molding Machine

• Material – Mold: H-13 Steel, Part: Noryl 20% Glass Bead

• Tightest Tolerance – ±.001"

• Typical Operations – Design: 3-D CAD designed mold, Manufacturing: EDM Electrodes were CNC Machined, Core and Cavities of mold Sinker EDM Machined, Component Insert Injection Molded

• Project Characteristics – Molds manufactured in the United States Projected funded by Federal grants

• Number Manufactured – 3 Molds

• Weight – 100lbs Each

• Industry for Use – Government