Infinity Molding & Assembly incorporates a myriad of secondary processes into the molding process to improve the aesthetic appeal and functionality of molded plastic components. Infinity Molding & Assembly can help you determine the best decorating and assembly techniques for your finished product.

Decorating

Decorating plastics involves applying a decorative dry or wet coating to the surface of the plastic component. Understanding the most robust, cost effective approach is where Infinity Molding & Assembly provides expert guidance. Below are our decorative capabilities:

• Pad Printing - Understanding the multiple variables of the pad printing process is critical to successful production launch. Knowing that the evaporation of solvents from the ink is a major contributor in pad printing quality and being aware of the effect that ambient temperature has on the operation are important to achieving pad printing excellence. Infinity has the experience, the controlled atmosphere and the equipment to assure good process control.

• Hot Stamping - Hot stamping is a proven technology that is still used to add value to the customer's finished product. The advent of newly developed hot stamp films with tougher topcoats allows for improved abrasion resistance. Infinity can guide you in selecting the right foils for your product's applications. Our veteran team is skilled in engineering the proper heat and dwell time required for product excellence.

• Painting - The use of solvent-based, water-based, and two-component paints require environmentally controlled facilities and knowledge of various material compatibility issues. Infinity currently partners with a knowledgeable painting source, helping us to achieve the look you want in a finished product.

• In-Mold Decorating - Decorative formed inserts provide several decorating alternatives that allow unique aesthetic options not available with other decorative technology. Utilizing thermoformed decorated and trimmed sheet materials, this technology allows for deep drawn parts to exhibit brushed, woodgrained, and other surface enhancing finishes. Additionally, decorative screen printed and formed inserts are available that can provide day and backlit night-time graphics.

• In-Mold Foil - A process that transfers decorative hot stamp foil and/or graphics onto the molded component during the injection molding process. This process delivers a cost-effective approach to achieving a decorative alternative on a contoured surface. Proper design of draft and radius requirements are critical to successfully launch in-mold foiled programs.

Secondary Equipment

• Multi-head pad printing stations with vision registration
• Multi-station sonic welders
• Hot plate welders
• Automated assembly technology
• Hot stamping - single or multiple stage
• Painting - catalyzed, solvent based and water-born paint capabilities

Assembly

• Ultrasonic Welding - Knowing how to design proper weld beads for an ultra-high frequency sonic horn is a capability many molders possess. However, understanding the assembly compatibility of different materials and how to avoid aesthetic defects on class 'A' surfaces is processing knowledge developed through extensive experience. Experience like ours.

• Manual Assembly - Educating the workforce and providing clear assembly instructions are key elements in increasing the efficiency and output quality for manual assembly. Infinity Molding & Assembly documents all operator work instructions and provides visual storyboards for production floor communication. Shift meeting communications and supervisor hand-off meetings reinforce the criteria requirements for production operations that include manual assembly.

• Automated Assembly - The automation expertise that exists at Infinity Molding & Assembly reflects a depth of talent normally found at much larger injection molders. Infinity Molding & Assembly employs automation experts who have implemented major projects for Fortune 100 companies and are key contributors to our continuous improvement.