Overseas moulders had failed to achieve the necessary production quality for miniature mouldings, but UK toolmaker solved the problem.
Plastics technology and mould tool manufacturing techniques are put to the test when small parts are the subject. Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon were called in to solve problems on ten moulding tools where parts could be balanced on a pin-head. Overseas moulders had failed to achieve the necessary production quality.

In another delicate operation, an aerial component for the mobile 'phone industry needed sufficient plastic material to hold the shape, with the sides of the coil cleanly exposed for electrical contact.

The problem was to mould around a 6mm coil of 12 thou' gold plated wire retaining its form.

This needed a special mandrel to hold the pre-formed 'coil' whilst the material was injected to fill the vertical areas between the wires, whilst at the same time forming four slender columns of plastic for support.

The axial length of the whole component should not exceed 14mm.

Toolcraft Plastics have gained an enviable reputation within the electronics and medical industries for delicate, precision plastic parts with quality management to BS EN ISO 9002 throughout.