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The art of finishing: perfected plastic housings!

In today’s competitive landscape, it is crucial to present products with a unique and appealing finish.
Special finishing techniques not only give plastic components an aesthetic appeal, but also improve their durability and functionality.

3D print

3D printing has revolutionised the way companies create prototypes. This innovative technology offers short manufacturing times, more flexibility and cost efficiency, which accelerates product development and time to market.

Vapour deposition of aluminium

Subsequent vapour deposition with aluminium is a common surface finish for plastics. This is the most common way to give your component a chrome effect.

Mounting domes

he installation of technical components such as displays, circuit boards, etc. requires fixing points. KVH offers you an individual solution for this in the form of aluminium, plastic or brass cylinders with an integrated thread, which can be glued into your housing with pinpoint accuracy as required.

EMC shielding

To reduce electromagnetic interference from devices, EMC shielding can be incorporated into the panelling. Depending on your requirements, KVH offers shielding in the form of a copper conductive coating or metal vapour coating.

Undercuts shadow gaps

The joining of housing half-shells should be carried out in a design-supporting and clean manner. KVH is able to provide your moulds with various undercuts in advance. These create attractive shadow gaps or precisely fitting dividing lines when assembling the half shells.

Gluing

KVH uses a wide range of solvent-based and two-component adhesives to create durable bonded joints. Even built-in parts made of materials such as aluminium, stainless steel and brass can be bonded to plastic components without any problems.

Lacquering

Painting plastic housings can be used as a colourful design element or surface protection. As with the painting of metals, there are no limits in terms of colour and surface.

Laser labelling

Laser labelling is a modern alternative to screen printing. Laser printing is characterised by its extremely sharp lines and therefore increases the quality of the typeface.

Embossing

During embossing, a colour film is thermally transferred to the plastic using a stencil. This makes permanent labelling possible thanks to the very robust colour layer.

Screen printing

Screen or pad printing is a tried and tested way of customising your component with logos, lettering or symbols. Screen printing is primarily suitable for flat surfaces, whereas pad printing is used for uneven surfaces.

Deep-drawn labelling

Integrating company logos or names into the thermoforming tool has the advantage that subsequent labelling is no longer necessary. This gives you permanent labelling that is raised or recessed by the component.

Deep-drawn threaded inserts

Many technical housings require screw fastening options for add-on parts such as monitor mounts. For this purpose, it is possible to firmly and permanently enclose threaded inserts in the plastic moulding process.

Deep-drawn surfaces

he texture on thermoformed plastic parts is KVH’s speciality. We can provide your component with a fine or coarse texture as required. Ask us for a sample.

Deep-drawn openings

Many medical and technical components are controlled by regulators, switches and buttons. The openings required for this in the housing can be defined by the shape of the mould, thus ensuring constant dimensional accuracy. Cooling of technical components is necessary for many devices. Instead of using separate cooling fin elements, the design advantage of deep drawing can be utilised by integrating the fin pattern into the mould.