Surface technology for moulded parts

The Kunststoff-Institut will support you in the selection, application and assessment of optimal surface finish techniques for moulded parts and moulds.

Surface technology for moulded parts

• Selection of surface engineering and decoration processes including introduction of new decoration technologies
• Process development and optimisation, process combinations
• Symbol and ambience lighting for light engineering applications
• Plant evaluation and project planning worldwide
• Process optimisation and reject rate minimisation
• Selection of suppliers and cost consideration
• “Design meets Plastic” design and technology workshops in the surface engineering showroom       

Surface testing technology

• Extensive range of surface testing technology such as colour and gloss measurement, non-contact roughness and topography measurement, surface energy, scratch and abrasion resistance, coating thickness measurement (s.a. testing technology)
• Support in the drafting of test specifications
• Research & development

Application Centre for surface engineering

The service portfolio of the surface engineering application centre (AOT) includes:

• prototyping, first samples and small batches
• coating and parameter optimisation
• development, testing and qualification of new systems and process combinations

Equipment on site:

• technical lab electroplating system
• clean room robot painting system, manual painting cabin
• PVD coating system (magnetron sputtering)
• UV hardening system
• IMD production cell
• thermoforming line
• electrostatic flocking station
• water transfer process
• marking laser, laser cutting system
• UV digital printing, pad printing, hot stamping
• corona, flame treatment, fluorination, plasma
• parts cleaning, micro shot blasting
• 3D printer (FDM technology)
• In our showroom, a great variety of different decorating processes are demonstrated on a moulded part in an inspiring environment.