Here's a sampling of secondary operations we offer:
- Annealing Plastic
- Moisture Conditioning
- Fixturing
- Threaded Inserts
- Ultrasonic Welding Plastic
- Mechanical Assembly
- Product Painting
- Pad Printing
- Plating
- Hydro Dipping
Secondary Operations
Thogus’s white-glove service doesn’t stop after your product is produced. Whether you need help with annealing plastic, threaded inserts for plastic, ultrasonic welding plastic parts, or treatment for your injection molded part postproduction, our wide array of secondary operations has you covered.
When your custom plastic injection molding project is complete, why not take the extra steps to improve your plastic part? We have the in-house capabilities to handle post-mold treatments and assembly operations and employ strategic vendor partners for decorative services.
Choosing to take advantage of our postproduction secondary services means improved quality and performance. Here are our treatment options below:
Post Mold Part Treatments
Post mold part treatments are done to a product following a custom plastic injection molding project to improve the plastics’ or product’s performance or quality.
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Annealing Plastic
The process of heating or implementing chemical treatments to a plastic product to relieve internal stresses and prevent dimensional product shifts. -
Moisture Conditioning
Hygroscopic plastics are often brittle after being molded because the moisture gets absorbed during the molding process. Moisture conditioning helps hydrate plastic parts revitalizing toughness and reducing stiffness. -
Fixturing
Heavy-weighted or thick plastic products typically retain excessive amounts of heat during the injection molding process. Dispatching this heat during or after the injection molding process can cause long cycle times or dimensional warps, but by storing your plastic parts in a fixture after being molded allows the shape to stay intact while cooling off.
Assembly Operations
Assembly operations either adds components to a plastic product or add the plastic product to components for later use.
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Threaded Inserts
Threaded inserts are used to add screw threads to parts that require thread strengths greater than plastic threads. The inserts are typically made out of brass or aluminum and are then welded onto the part. -
Ultrasonic Welding Plastic
Sonic welding uses sonic waves and amplified sounds that create high-frequency vibrations used to melt plastic and weld together with another component. -
Mechanical Assembly
Rather than welding parts together, mechanical assembly combines two components to form a customized assembly.
Decorative Services
Decoration services improve a products cosmetic appearance or performance.
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Product Painting
Just as it sounds, product painting adds a little color to your plastic parts. -
Pad Printing
Pad printing is a method where a uniquely shaped ink pad is developed and pressed onto plastic parts or products. (ex: warning labels, trademarks, copy) -
Plating
Plating is a process where a metal substance is coated onto a product’s surface and is meant to improve plastic reflectiveness and/or give plastic a metal look. -
Hydro Dipping
Plastic products can often be hydro dipped or dunked into a water bath that has a thin layer or printed ink laid on the surface. This process has the capability of producing designs or patterns like what can be printed on ink printers today.