RIM Tooling

Tooling for the RIM process is specific to the material that is chosen for manufacture.

Polyurethane Elastomers and PU Rubber

Polyurethane elastomers & PU Rubber use our in house cast tooling method and require model (pattern) or prototype to kick things off. We can supply this for you. Some key benefits are:

• Very Low Set up costs
• 500-1000 cycles without a requirement retool
• Re-skinning of tools to prolong life further
• Local design changes can be incorporated easily and inexpensively

Structural Foams

Structural foams usually require the use of Aluminium tooling in order to provide the best possible surface finish and to cope with the additional internal pressures generated from the foam process It is more expensive than Soft tooling but there are other benefits:

• Very long life cycle. 10,000+ cycles
• Quicker cycles times
• Better suited for longer production runs, medium volume
• Allows in Mould painting on parts