Plastics Fabrication

Working with Plastics

I can design and fabricate various fixtures and enclosures from plastics, including fixtures with mechanical or electronic aspects. This may include tanks, wet processing stations, fixtures, and displays.

I have designed various plastics from concept sketches, or custom designed to fit into existing systems and production lines.

I have most plastics fabrication capabilities in house for fast turn around and reliable delivery.
End cap for inspection tank. Designed 2018.

Simple Fixtures to Full Product Development
I often work with plastics. I began using plastics for electronics enclosures and robot parts. I love working with the material and now run an in house 4'x8' CNC router to make a wide range of parts for different applications.
  • CNC Machined Parts
  • Welded Parts
  • Prototypes
  • Wet Processing
  • Robotics
  • Agriculture​
  • ​3D Printing
  • Industrial Processing
  • Product Design
  • Processing Fixtures
  • Assembly Fixtures
  • Production Assistance
  • Solidworks Design
  • Rapid Prototypes

CNC Plastics Machining

I can fabricate just about anything from plastic. Most parts can be made in house. If more complex parts are needed I have relationships with several production shops locally that have more specific capabilities for more specialized parts.

I can work with just about any kind of plastic as well as wood and soft metals like aluminum. Our partners can handle steel and parts made from more exotic materials with HAAS and Tormach mills. I also have access to water jet, plasma, and laser cutting services through local partners.
Gear system for belt drive. Designed & Machined 2017.
Processing tank. 2018.

Plastics Welding

By welding plastics we achieve a permanent, water tight seal out of different custom pieces. We can handle simple assembly and extrusion welding in house. The result is extremely strong without requiring additional fasteners or glues.

Product Design

I've designed and fabricated complex designs with many parts and mechanical moving parts.

This is a complete design of a growing system for agriculture I designed in 2018. It is made of over sixty plastic parts and includes ball bearings, motor drive, plumbing, and electronics for monitoring water quality.

We fabricated all the parts in house and plastic welded the parts together for a functional prototype.
Growing system for agriculture. Designed & Fabricated 2018.
Production process fixture, machined from PVC. 2017.

Fixtures

I often work with processing fixtures, holding racks, construction jigs and other odd shaped parts designed for a specific purpose.

I am able to design these fixtures from scratch based on the specific application where they will be used.

We can integrate electronics into fixtures as well if testing or measuring is required by the application.

Rapid Prototypes and 3D Printing

For more complex parts, there are various rapid prototyping and 3D printing technologies we can use to produce the perfect part.

Though I don't have 3D printing ability in house, I do have working relationships with several individuals and companies that run the full range of 3D printing technologies. They have reasonable costs and fast turnaround time.
High resolution 3D printed rapid prototype. Designed & produced 2009.
Our trusty 4x8' CNC machine. I built it myself in 2017.

In-House Production

We can create just about anything from material up to 4x8' with our own CNC machine. Most work is done with plastic, though I can do work from wood and soft metals like aluminum. I built this machine myself in 2017 from kit parts. It is fast and accurate.

For other parts requiring milling or lathe work, or hardened steel parts, water jet, plasma cutting, and other services, I have relationships with several shops locally that can handle the job.

Enclosures & Injection Molding

I have designed about thirty parts for injection molding. I'm experienced with draft angles and tool construction, taking into consideration how a part can be molded. I have a good relationship with a plastics factory in China as well as a company in the USA that does complex modeling and failure analysis. 

Using Solidworks we can design complex enclosures with parts that fit together and interact with the finished board.

We can also do short runs of simple parts by machining existing off the shelf enclosures or machining them from scratch on our CNC machine.
Injection molded enclosure with complex parting lines. Designed 2013.
Part drawing. Designed 2016.

Assembly Drawings

I can handle drawings and documentation for any parts that need to be fabricated or assembled elsewhere. Various 3D model formats and formats for different CAD systems can be shared easily between different production locations.
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