Services

At Cranfield Solutions we pride ourselves in offering a specialist service that adds value to our customers business ensuring that they get the best from their mould tools.

We are able to offer a tailored service in:

Mould proving / Trialling
Modification trials & assessment
Troubleshooting & fault finding
Process optimisation

We also offer a part costing service.

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Materials

We have experience in the following:

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene - ABS
Acetal - POM
Nylon (Polyamide) - PA6 / PA66 / PA46
Polyethylene - PE
Polypropylene - PP
Polyvinyl Chloride - PVC
Acrylate Styrene Acrylonitrile - ASA
Acrylic - PMMA
Ethelene Vinyl Acetate - EVA
Polycarbonate - PC

Polyesters - PET / PBT
Low Density Polyethylene - LDPE / LLDPE
High Density Polyethylene - HDPE
Polyphenylene Oxide - PPO
Polypropylene (Homopolymer and Copolymer) - HPPP and CPPP
Polystyrene - PS / General Purpose - GPPS / High Impact - HIPS
Styrene Acrylonitrile - SAN
Polysulphone - PES / PSU / PEEK
Polyphenylene Sulphide - PPS
Liquid Crystal Polymer - LCP
Polyvinylidene Fluoride - PVDF

We also have worked with ceramic, stainless steel & wood filled polymers having been involved in a number of development projects involving these materials.

Moulding Process

This is one of our cells moulding a four impression insulation sleeve in Ticona S135 LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer).

The cell shows a dehumidifying rotary bed drier at 150°C. The tool is running at 130°C and the material is being processed via a bi-metallic screw & barrel with a melt temperature of 365°C.

The sprue is picked and placed in a granulator for recycling. Immediate granulation whilst the material is still hot ensures dust creation is kept to a minimum.