Add critical features and final modifications to injection molded parts without adding another manufacturing supplier.
DWE provides precision plastic machining as a secondary operation, backed by engineering, molding, assembly, and quality expertise.
Part Modifications
Injection molding can produce complex components efficiently, but some applications require features or modifications that are better completed after molding.
DWE provides precision plastic machining as part of its secondary manufacturing capabilities. By coordinating machining with molding and other downstream operations, we can help customers move from molded component to finished part through one manufacturing partner.
Our team can incorporate secondary machining into a larger injection molding and assembly program based on the requirements of the finished component.
Machine O-ring grooves into molded plastic components when the required feature is completed as a secondary operation.
Add or refine features after molding to help bring components to their final design requirements.
Perform post-molding modifications when a component requires additional work before assembly or delivery.
Evaluate molded geometry, materials, machining requirements, and downstream operations as part of the complete manufacturing process.
Some molded components require an O-ring groove as part of the finished design.
DWE can machine these features after molding, allowing the injection molding and machining processes to be considered together rather than managed independently.
For components that continue into assembly, DWE can also coordinate the machined part with the next stages of the manufacturing program.
Secondary machining doesn’t have to create another supplier handoff.
Keeping each secondary machining process coordinated through one partner gives DWE greater visibility into how the molded component, machined features, and final assembly work together.
This fits DWE’s broader approach of combining engineering, molding, assembly, finishing, and quality expertise to address the complete manufacturing challenge.
A feature added after molding still needs to work with the molded part, material, and finished product.
DWE’s engineering team can review machining requirements alongside the overall component design to determine how secondary operations should fit into production.
That support can include:
Material evaluation
Part design review
Molded part design review
Secondary feature planning
Process development
Assembly integration
DWE’s engineers work with customers to evaluate manufacturability, identify potential production issues, and refine the manufacturing approach before those issues become expensive problems.
Quality requirements extend through every operation required to complete the component.
DWE combines engineering oversight, controlled processes, and inspection to help maintain consistency as parts move from molding through secondary machining and final assembly.
Our broader quality approach supports 99.7% defect-free production and is backed by an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system.
DWE’s precision plastic machining capabilities give customers another way to complete parts within the same manufacturing program.
Rather than stopping when the molding cycle ends, our team can coordinate the secondary operations, assembly, and inspection required to move the component closer to its finished state.
Complete additional features after molding.
O-Ring Groove Machining
Add application-specific grooves as a post-molding operation.
Technical expertise throughout the manufacturing process.
Coordinate molding, machining, assembly, and inspection.
Tell us what you’re manufacturing and what still needs to happen after molding.
Our engineering and production teams can help determine how precision plastic machining fits into your larger manufacturing process.