IMD-decorated lock panel
A slim decorated control panel for smart locks — graphics in the mold, so the finish does not wear off in daily use.
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IMD patterned small parts
Printed patterns — animal print, textile effects, gradients — molded into small plastic parts instead of applied afterwards.
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Patterns in the mold allow a product range to be refreshed without new tooling for each design: the same cavity runs a different film and produces a different look. That is what makes short fashion-driven runs viable.
The parts shown combine a decorative shell with a functional structure behind it. Cavity count, runner balance and the film placement mechanism are sized to your annual volume and part size, and we mold the parts on our own presses from 20T to 300T so the process is proven with the tool.
Typical applications
- Consumer cases and shells
- Promotional products
- Fashion accessories
- Small electronics covers
Specification
What this class of tool is built to
Our standard specification for this type of tooling, confirmed line by line on the mold design approval sheet before machining starts.
| Mold construction | Two-plate, three-plate, hot runner, stack or family — specified per part |
| Cavity count | Single or multi-cavity, sized to annual volume, cycle time and press tonnage |
| Mold steels | P20, 718H, NAK80, S136, hardened H13 / SKD61 cores |
| Mold work tolerance | ±0.01 mm |
| Machine accuracy | Down to 0.001 mm (Yasoda, OKUMA, GF, Makino) |
| Runner | Cold runner, hot runner or valve gate |
| Surface finish | SPI A1–D3, bead blast, leather grain or your texture |
| Cooling | Machined circuits; baffles or bubblers where geometry requires |
| Ejection | Pins, sleeves, stripper plate, lifters, unscrewing or collapsible core |
| Verification | Swiss Hexagon CMM and Zeiss Contura; dimensional report at T1 |
| Molding | 30 presses from 20T to 300T, in the same building |
| Documentation | 2D/3D drawings, steel and component certificates, parameter sheet, spare parts |
| Lead time | Typically 15–30 days of machining after design approval |
| Tool ownership | Yours — the tool is designed to be transferable |
Values above are our standard capability for this class of tool, not fixed figures for a specific project. Cavity count, steel grade, runner type and finish are agreed with you on the design approval sheet before any steel is cut.
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Next step
Ask for a DFM review and a price for your part
STEP/IGES/X_T files, the resin, your annual volume and target market are enough to get a mold price, a cycle estimate and the risks we can see — usually in 1–2 business days.