Custom Plastic Fabrication - Plastic Fabricator
ShapeMaster takes pride in our work to design custom products. In this section, several of these custom products are highlighted to show you the diversity of items we create. We use our experience to solve problems and to research materials and services to complete some of the finest items in the industry today.
Reverse-Osmosis Water Dispenser
The picture at right illustrates a machine case that we produce for a leader in the water distribution industry. In this project,
we consistently bring custom and stock products together to create the most efficient water dispenser in the country today.
We create 28 separate components for each machine. Through the many years of manufacturing this machine, we have made numerous improvements and streamlined the assembly, making this a very efficiently made product. Within this machine are formed electrical enclosures, ultraviolet light covers, nozzle guards, drain pans, light bezels, and other precision-machined components.
The cabinet is made entirely of ABS thermoplastic molded over a one-piece tool, demonstrating just how creative we can be. The texture is fine and allows for easy cleaning, yet offers a look that hides small scratches and fingerprints.
Custom Vent Hood
This vent hood is used in commercial refrigeration and freezer applications for both makeup and exhaust air. It was designed to replace sheet-metal units for one of our long-time customers.
The vent has custom-formed parts with added components. It also has a stainless screen bonded into it to keep birds and bugs out.
While this hood is an existing customer's stock product, we can create similar customized industrial items for your needs. From small runs to thousands of parts, we can get the job done.
Custom Catheter Tray
This tray was required to be a single piece, which made its tool too long for us to mold in one piece. Our
answer was to design a way for it to be molded in two sections, which were then precision cut and assembled in our shop to exacting standards and repeatable dimensions. This product shows how we solve problems and meet our customers' expectations.
Custom Enclosures
This custom electronic enclosure showcases the creativity needed to consistently solve everyday manufacturing problems.
The designers at ShapeMaster were challenged with this project by a local sheet metal company. The company was having problems creating this enclosure as a fabricated box. The box had three parts: an outer shell, a back plate that included bottom and top folds, and a spot-riveted inner holder for a printed circuit board.
The main problem was that the painted sheet metal was constantly being scratched in handling. Many of the pieces had to be repainted before final assembly. Other problems included pop rivets stressing the circuit boards, and a decal that was peeling from its corners due to its close proximity to the rolled edge of the enclosure.
The ShapeMaster Solution: We formed the enclosure from strong ABS plastic. This offered several advantages. The outside surface is textured, the front panel is recessed to prevent the printed touch pad decal from peeling, and threaded inserts are set in the face to allow the printed circuit board to simply snap into place. Additionally, we used plastic pop rivets to attach the back so curious customers couldn't tamper with the case without making it obvious. All these improvements made our enclosure a huge hit for many years. You may have owned or used one of these as they were used on an exercise machine as a pulse meter.
Icon Products
A client of ours uses a flying tomato as the logo for his pizza restaurant. He displays the tomato stem on top of red delivery vehicles. This client had the desire to use molded plastic instead of fiberglass for his new models. The fiberglass stems he had used in the past faded. He also wanted something more realistic than the fiberglass stems because he had a customer ask one time if the fiberglass stem was a chicken foot.
Because of the size of the delivery vehicles, it was required that the tomato stem and leaf assembly be over 40" in diameter. Our equipment at that time would not form something so large. We decided to form six individual leaves to create the leaf assembly. The stem was created by forming two halves and then bonding them together. The leaves were bolted together and the stem was bolted to a bracket attached to the leaves. Since the leaf assembly was bolted together, we were able to modify it later when our client decided to adapt the tomato stems to be used as patio umbrella toppers.
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