ARPRO Molded Parts - Molding and Techniques

Fitted


Fitted
The resilience and shape memory of ARPRO® allow for a tight "snap-fit" of separate parts.

ARPRO® EPP Parts Can Be Made to Snap-Fit


As an engineering plastic, ARPRO® can be molded with remarkable precision. ARPRO® also provides the ability to produce parts that fit, or snap together when a functional purpose is served.

The resilience of ARPRO® allows it to compress and return to shape. This means that parts can be made that snap together under some degree of pressure, then securely lock in place, connected like three-dimensional picture puzzle pieces. The durability of ARPRO® allows this cycle to be repeated indefinitely.

Examples include automotive tool kits that function in a clam shell manner, utility carrying cases where fitted parts help ensure protection, food containers, beverage coolers, and other applications where fitted parts add value.
 

Grain

Aesthetic surface textures, possibilities unlimited

Laminated

In-mold lamination saves fabrication steps

Internal Hinges

Reduce parts and labor with self-hinging components

Inserts

Fastening devices and reinforcements molded into parts

Fitted

Precision snap-fitting parts that can add functionality

Multiple Density

One part, with multiple ARPRO® densities inside