SUCCESS STORIES - APPLICATIONS

Customer: A global High-Tech Electronics Manufacturer

Challenge: Reduce cost and weight while achieving tight dimensional tolerance repeatability in production for an Optics Bench for a Spectrophotometer.

Our Recommendation: Convert three existing cast metal components into one consolidated, reinforced plastic assembly.

Material: Sheet molding compound (SMC), 28% glass-reinforced polyester resin.

Process: Compression Molding.

Results: A 38% reduction in part price.

Customer: North America's leading Telecommunications Company

Challenge: Reduce cost and meet high impact resistance versus the current sheet metal electronics base, while providing corrosion and UV resistance.

Our Recommendation: Convert sheet metal part into one thermoset plastic part and coat with UV-resistant paint.

Material: Sheet molding compound (SMC), 24% glass-reinforced polyester resin.

Process: Compression Molding.

Results: A 25% reduction in part price while exceeding the impact resistance criteria.