Your 3D-Printed Part Proved the Concept. What Happens Next?
A 3D-printed prototype can prove that an idea works. It can help you assess size, shape, fit, assembly, ergonomics and customer reaction without committing to production tooling. But it does not necessarily prove that the same design can be injection moulded successfully. A prototype proves that a shape can exist. It does not prove that […]
Getting Creative with Turnaround Sprues and Family Tooling
How Turnaround Sprues and Family Tooling Reduced 9 Injection Mould Tools to Just 3 For low-volume injection moulding projects, tooling costs can quickly become the biggest barrier to production. This is especially true when multiple components are required, each with relatively low annual demand. Recently, we worked with a customer who needed nine different injection […]
When the Material Doesn’t Exist (Yet!): A Story of Persistence in Prototype Tooling
In product development, not every challenge arrives neatly defined. Some push you into unfamiliar territory—where data is limited, timelines are tight, and expectations are uncompromising. This was exactly the case when we were appointed to develop a prototype mould tool for a highly technical automotive component. The Challenge From the outset, this wasn’t a straightforward […]
UK Manufacturing News
With Dudley Associates Ltd being a UK manufacturer we love to see positive news on other UK manufacturers. So, we thought we’d put a post together to highlight some of the most recent achievements we’ve come across from other UK manufacturers! London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) Congratulations to London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) for hitting a […]
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding?
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding? There are more than 85,000 commercial plastic materials and 45 polymer series available for injection moulding. Among them, polymers can be roughly divided into two categories: thermosetting plastics and thermoplastics. The most used plastic types are high-density polyethene (HDPE) and low-density polyethene (LDPE). Polyethene has […]
Specialist Toolmaking and Injection Moulding Services
A little bit more about our Injection Moulding services: Dudley Associates manufacture a very wide range of both development and production mouldings for the medical, defence, aerospace, electronics, automotive, bio-tech and private sectors, and we fully understand the discreet requirements associated with each Industry. We work on a daily basis with a very broad range of […]
