Case Studies: Metal to Plastic Conversion

Challenge:

Improve Price and Performance of high-pressure valve handle.

Solution:

Design a lightweight, ergonomic, and chemically-resistant handle manufactured with an engineering grade resin.

Steps:

• Analyze operating environment
• Select Resin
• Develop preliminary design
• Perform stress analysis
• Manufacture prototypes for customer review/approval
• Design and build tool
• Perform PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
• Go to full scale production