Plastic Silicone Mould Low-Volume Production Vacuum Casting Rapid Prototyping

Product Description

Vacuum casting is a versatile manufacturing technology that utilizes a master pattern—typically created via SLA laser rapid prototyping or CNC machining—to produce a precise silicone mold under vacuum conditions. This mold is then used, again within a vacuum environment, to cast high-quality parts from materials like polyurethane (PU) or ABS resin. The process excels at accurately cloning or replicating prototypes, making it particularly valuable for functional testing of structurally complex engineering samples. As a highly efficient solution, vacuum casting is ideally suited for low-volume and experimental production runs, offering both rapid turnaround times and significantly lower costs compared to traditional methods. Specifically, Crida's vacuum casting services provide a dependable and cost-effective bridge between initial prototype development and full-scale injection molding production. By leveraging this technology, we deliver quality-assured solutions tailored to specific customer requirements, effectively overcoming the challenges of small batches and complex geometries without the high tooling investments or extended lead times often associated with conventional manufacturing.

Features

• Product Name: Custom Plastic Parts Plastic Prototype Rubber Parts Made by Silicone Mold Vacuum Casting
• Process: Design moulds→CNC→Vacuum casting→Manual processing→polish→painting(surface finish)→finish→inspection→confirmation→package
• Type: Custom hard plastic and silicone rubber Vacuum casting
• Color: Customized Color
• Materials: ABS, Rubber, Silicone, UL94 V0 ABS, and etc.
• Custom or Not: Customized
• Drawing Format: Auto CAD, IGS/STP/X_T/PRT/STEP/STL
• Surface Treatment: Paint, Polish, Silk-screen Printing, Anodize, Transparent Surface, Translucent Surface, Brush, Rubber Oil, Electroplating
• Specification: Customized
• QC System: 100% inspection before shipment
• Rapid Prototyping &Production
• Mass production for small quantities 1-5000
• All kinds of plastic parts
• Lower cost, shorter process, Marketable products

Technical Parameters

Applications

Vacuum casting is a flexible manufacturing process used across a wide range of industries for its ability to quickly and cost-effectively produce high-quality plastic parts. Here are some key applications:

• Automotive: Suitable for manufacturing complex, durable components that require precise details and high-quality surface finishes, such as instrument panels, lighting, and aesthetic housings.
• Medical Devices: Used to produce custom housings and components for medical devices that are precise, sterile, and meet strict hygiene standards.
• Consumer Products: Can produce delicate items that require smooth surfaces and fine details, such as toy figures, household appliance components, and wearable devices.
• Electronics: Suitable for manufacturing electronic device housings and prototypes that need to be strong, precise, and aesthetic, often using materials with specific properties such as heat resistance.

Customer Service

Pre-sales service

1. Demand communication: Actively communicate with customers in depth to understand their needs for vacuum casting parts in detail, performance indicators (such as strength, high temperature resistance, precision), size specifications, surface quality, production quantity, etc., to lay the foundation for subsequent services.

2. Technical consultation: With professional technical knowledge, provide customers with technical consultation on vacuum casting process characteristics, material selection (such as aluminum alloy, titanium alloy, high temperature alloy, etc.), etc., to assist customers in clarifying reasonable product requirements.

3. Solution customization: According to customer needs, formulate personalized vacuum casting solutions, including process routes, mold design solutions, production cycle estimates, etc., and provide visual design drawings and detailed descriptions.

4. Cost estimation: Combined with the solution, provide customers with accurate cost estimates, covering raw materials, processing, mold manufacturing, transportation and other costs, to enhance customers' control over project budgets.

In-sales service

1. Production progress feedback: Establish a transparent production progress feedback mechanism, and regularly inform customers of the progress of parts production, including mold manufacturing, casting, processing, testing and other key nodes, so that customers can grasp the situation in real time.

2. Quality control communication: Introduce the company's strict quality control system and testing standards to customers, such as X-ray flaw detection, metallographic analysis, mechanical properties testing, etc., and invite customers to participate in key quality inspection links or provide inspection data reports.

3. Delivery coordination: Confirm the delivery time, location, and transportation method with customers in advance to ensure safe and efficient logistics, provide detailed shipping lists and product qualification certificates, and make all preparations before delivery.

After-sales service

1. Installation guidance and training: If customers have needs, arrange professional technicians to provide on-site parts installation guidance to ensure installation specifications.

2. Quality problem handling: For quality problems reported by customers, respond quickly and give preliminary solutions within 24 hours; arrange technicians to assist in on-site or remote investigation of the causes. If it is indeed a product quality problem, provide return and exchange, free repair and other services in a timely manner.

3. Regular return visits: Regularly return visits to customers to understand the use of parts and customer satisfaction, collect customer opinions and suggestions, provide a basis for product and service improvements, and explore potential customer needs.

4. Spare parts supply and maintenance: Establish a complete spare parts inventory management system to ensure the timely supply of spare parts when customers need them; provide long-term maintenance services to ensure the normal operation of parts during their use cycle.