Overmolding solutions
The Rubber Group specializes in overmolding, integrating rubber with materials like plastics, metals, and composites to create high-performance components for industries such as automotive, medical, and aerospace.
The Rubber Group excels in overmolding, a specialized process that integrates rubber
with materials like plastics, metals, and composites to create complex, multimaterial components with enhanced functionality, durability, and performance. This
technique is crucial for industries such as automotive, medical, aerospace, and
industrial equipment, where high-performance components are essential. The
overmolding process involves molding rubber onto pre-formed substrates, creating a
strong bond between materials and offering benefits like vibration damping, shock
absorption, chemical resistance, and environmental sealing.
With expertise in material selection, process control, and advanced tooling, we deliver high-quality,
cost-effective solutions, offering custom-engineered overmolded parts and
secondary services like trimming and surface treatments.
Pros (Ideal for):
- Multi-material component integration
- Products requiring enhanced performance characteristics
- Assemblies with superior material bonding
- Improved vibration damping and shock absorption
- Chemical resistance requirements
- Environmental sealing of components
Specific Industry Applications:
- Medical device specialized interfaces
- Aerospace critical system elements
- Industrial equipment complex parts
- Seals and gaskets with integrated substrates
- Ergonomic tool and equipment grips
- Vibration isolation components
- Custom-engineered multi-material solutions
Limitations
- Higher manufacturing complexity
- Increased design and tooling costs
- Limited by material interface characteristics
- Substrate must be engineered to support overmolding process
- Less suitable for high-volume, low-complexity parts
- Over engineered for parts with minimal performance requirements
Decision Factors / Comparative Manufacturing:
- Better for simple attachments: Mechanical assembly
- More suitable for uniform material parts: Traditional molding
- Superior for integrated performance: Overmolding