AK Industries - Injection Moulding

Specialists in technical moulding. We work with you to take your project from concept to production. Drawing on our in-depth knowledge of moulding processes and tool construction, we can advise on how best to improve functionality and reduce manufacturing costs.

Machine Tonnage: 35T to 550T
Shot Weight: 30g - 1200g

We are an established provider of technical injection moulded products to the medical, water management, electronics and defence sectors.

Our experience in injection moulding for medical, dental and life sciences stretches back more than 25 years - and we've continued to innovate ever since.

We are the market leaders when it comes to helping businesses replace metals and other materials with plastics across a range of demanding applications.

Our in-house specialisms allow us to handle your entire New Product Introduction (NPI) process on time and within budget.

From close collaboration during concept development to rapid prototyping to significantly cut the cost of your production, we have every part of your project covered. Our services include prototype and production tooling at our in-house tool room and machine shop, where we can advise on the best materials and methods to bring your product or component to market.

We can handle pre-production part validation through 'golden samples' and sophisticated sign-off procedures, and we take care of production - from optimisation and cost evaluation to batch approval, quality inspections, tool modifications and critical dimensional analysis. Whatever your new product, we're here to help.

Our new, purpose-built metrology department houses the latest technology, so we’re able to offer our customers metrology to the highest standard on every part we produce.

TWO-SHOT MOULDING

Specialists in insert moulding, with plant including vertical & rotary table machines.

ASSEMBLY & TESTING

• General assembly
• Multi-component assembly
• Goods integration and assembly
• Six axis robotics and assembly
• Bowl feeding components for assembly

SECONDARY OPERATIONS

A diverse range of secondary operations including Tampo Printing, Inserting, Heat Inserting, Heat Staking, Ultrasonic Welding, Hermetic Sealing (and testing), Polishing and Drilling.

MEDICAL, DENTAL & LIFE SCIENCES

• Climate controlled ISO 7 Cleanroom
• 6-axis Automation
• In-line packaging
• Shot weight 0.05g –250g
• Ultrasonic welding
• Food grade
• Bioburden management
• Scalable Solution
• In-line 100% testing
• Clinical trial builds
• FDA Registered

IS0 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Some of the complex mouldings we can produce and specialities:

• Complex thread forms
• Complex shapes
• Distortion controlling in glass-filled materials
• Very tight tolerance work +/- 0.02mm
• Complex sealing faces and core features
• Processing polymers with various fillers for dimensional stability
• Small bore holes
• Thin wall
• Managing shrinkage and fibre orientation
• Process FMEA’s
• Mould flow analysis
• 3D Printing