Low Volume / Simple Dust Covers, dip molding?
Low Volume / Simple Dust Covers, dip molding?
(OP)
Greetings,
I work for a small mfg company. We have a small but somewhat irregular shaped electronic controller that we are going to need a cover for. We're looking for a closer fitting rectangular flexible-boot style of cover that would be more pleasing to the eye ball. It would get some UV & weather exposure as well.
We're only talking about 100 units a yr and need to keep the price relatively cheap. The dip molding companies would cost too much at such low volumes but I've seen some example of a DIY dip molding solution.
We can make mandrel(s) or plugs by hand. We do a lot of fiberglassing so we have the ability to make a "fiberglass" style of plug (wood & foam covered with lots of bondo and a gel-coat finish) and have many different release agents as well (if needed)...
We can cure the stuff in oven if required also. I was just looking for input on the best way to do this. What kind of liqued-plastic solutions would work for this? Or any other processes that may produce satisfactory results?
Thanks,
VS
I work for a small mfg company. We have a small but somewhat irregular shaped electronic controller that we are going to need a cover for. We're looking for a closer fitting rectangular flexible-boot style of cover that would be more pleasing to the eye ball. It would get some UV & weather exposure as well.
We're only talking about 100 units a yr and need to keep the price relatively cheap. The dip molding companies would cost too much at such low volumes but I've seen some example of a DIY dip molding solution.
We can make mandrel(s) or plugs by hand. We do a lot of fiberglassing so we have the ability to make a "fiberglass" style of plug (wood & foam covered with lots of bondo and a gel-coat finish) and have many different release agents as well (if needed)...
We can cure the stuff in oven if required also. I was just looking for input on the best way to do this. What kind of liqued-plastic solutions would work for this? Or any other processes that may produce satisfactory results?
Thanks,
VS






RE: Low Volume / Simple Dust Covers, dip molding?
RE: Low Volume / Simple Dust Covers, dip molding?
That was a total WAG, because you gave us no baseline for how ugly or how large the reference design is, and few quantifiable requirements. Throw us a bone.
You could just plastisol- coat the article itself, not a plug, by dipping it in a can of the stuff sold for coating tool handles.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Low Volume / Simple Dust Covers, dip molding?
Thanks,
VS