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Knobs & Handles – Manufactured through an injection molding process, knobs and handles are made from a thermoplastic or thermoset plastic material. Plastic pellet material is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and forced into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the mold cavity. After a product is designed, metal molds are made by a moldmaker (or toolmaker) with either steel or aluminum, and precision-machined to form the features of the desired part. Injection molding is widely used for manufacturing a variety of plastic parts, from the smallest knobs to large auto body panels.

Plastic – Manufacturing Capabilities

  • Thermoset Compression & Injection Molding
  • Thermoplastic Injection Molding
  • Class 10,000 Clean Room Molding
  • Press Tonnage 28 – 400 tons
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Welding, Drilling, Finishing Options
  • Machining

Knob & Handle Offering

  • Ball Knobs
  • Push-Pull Lift Knob
  • Oval and Tapered Knobs
  • Tapered Handles
  • Fluted Torque Knobs
  • Knurled Clamping Knobs
  • 3-4 Pronged Clamping Knobs
  • T-Handle Knobs

Materials

  • Phenolic, Melamine, Polyester, Thermoplastic Engineered, Commodity Grades

Seals – Seals are devices that prevent the passage of fluids along a rotating shaft. Seals are necessary when a shaft extends from a housing (enclosure) containing oil, such as a pump or a gearbox. Synthetic rubber, Viton and silicones are among the materials used for the sealing ring. We specialize in shaft seals, mechanical seals, bearing seals, hydraulic seals, v-ring seals, rubber gaskets, bearing isolations and custom molded rubber products. Our core competency is in custom seal design, application engineering, problem seal analysis and precision rubber manufacturing.

Rubber – Manufacturing Capabilities

  • 24 Molding Machines
  • 4 Trimming Machines
  • 2 Roll Forming Machines
  • Grease Insertion
  • Bearing Presses
  • 2 CNC Lathes
  • 1 CNC Mill
  • Metal Prep Machinery
  • Rubber Prep Machinery

Materials

  • Nitrile, Polyacrylate, Fluoroelastomer, Silicone, Teflon, Ethylene Acrylic
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