Formed Feature

Assistance With Design Can Be Cost Saving Often times with Precision Pressure-forming©, ATI can replace fabricated parts with “formed features”.  For example, the feature shown here used to be a machined and fabricated Latch. The latch was then assembled to the base part, resulting in considerable cost. Through a redesign of the part and mold, … Read more

Insert Molding

Industrial Application Award 2006

Insert Molding (Or Over Molding) ATI employs this technique, especially in, but not limited to, twin-sheet molding, where exceptional stiffness is required. In this case, we mount metal reinforcement structures in the mold prior to forming.  Next, we form the part so the material “wraps around” the reinforcement in selected areas, entrapping it inside the part. … Read more