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Jaco's customer needed help in
selecting a material to produce 5,000 electric switch covers with
UL listed with a flame class of 94VO and a high quality hair cell
surface finish. The product development was on a fast track to
market and under Corporate pressures to stay within budget.
The Material
Jaco's choice of
material was a resilient, flame retardant and dimensionally
stable, acrylic/PVC plastic sheet, Kydex.
The Process
Jaco recommended a plastic stamping and thermoforming to meet
design objectives within budget and their customer's time
constraints. Plastic injection molding was a processing
option, but a large tool with slides was required. The
plastic stamping dies was 10% of the injection mold tool cost. |
Receiving UL Approval
Selecting a stamping of a UL listed and recognized material
proved to be a significant advantage in receiving UL approval of
the customer's product. |
