LSR Injection Moulded Parts
Ad-Vance Engineering will help you achieve the highest consistency in dimensions, precision, and overall quality-based on your individual specifications while delivering the lowest cost of ownership using our liquid injection moulding (LIM) process.
What is LSR Injection Moulding?
The liquid raw material is mixed from two separate components in a ratio of 1:1 and injected via a cold-runner-system into a hot mould.
Curing is virtually instantaneous, facilitating fast cycle time and large batch production.
LSR injection moulding is ideal for producing complex geometries and offers significant advantages both in terms of product reliability and overall cost of ownership.
Why use LSR moulded parts?
- Design options – LSR supports production of part geometries and high precision technical solutions not possible using other polymers
- Purity – Silicone is one of the most extensively tested and safe products
- Precision – can achieve flashless, wasteless tool design concepts for parts weighing from 0.002 grams to several hundred grams
- Consistent Quality – Zero-defect quality level are achievable through in-process controls
- High volume production – due to short cycle times-from thousands to millions…leading to more cost-effective solutions–achieving lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
LSR offers numerous Silicone Injection Moulding Capabilities including:
Micro & Nano Technology
- Production of components ≤10 milligrams weight.
- Flashless production using needlepoint injection and fully automated parts handling.
- Consistent manufacture for millions of parts through a continuous process flow
Thin sections and Delicate Parts
- Formed reliably every time
- Flashless production possible with special tool construction and automation
Virtually Flash-Free
- No need for secondary deflashing.
- High dimensional stability directly from mould.
- ≤ 0.10mm (0.004 inch) -ideal for thin membranes.
- Perfect consistency in thickness and quality - zero pin holes.
- Surfaces from high polish to textured.
Blind Sections
- Through holes perfectly formed every time
- Long tube sections reliably formed with special tool construction
Under Cuts
- Common feature in e.g. bellows.
- Made possible with LSR and special tool construction for moulding and de-moulding.
- LSR injection moulding is an ideal production method for a range of medical; defence; automotive; electrical and electronic products.
- In the Medtech industry it supports applications including drug delivery, primary drug packaging, wearable smart drug pump systems, fluid management, diagnostics, and biotechnology.