Protective Cover Mouldings
Rubbertech supplies many customers with bespoke protective rubber cover mouldings for instrumentation.
Protective rubber cover mouldings are essential components designed to safeguard instrumentation by providing impact resistance and extending product longevity. At Rubbertech, we specialise in crafting custom protective rubber covers tailored to meet specific customer needs. Our unique value proposition lies in our ability to offer bespoke solutions and exceptional service, utilising a variety of materials such as silicone, EPDM, and Neoprene, to ensure suitability for diverse environments. Whether you require rubber moulded covers for small batches or large-scale production, our expertise in customisation and material selection guarantees a perfect fit and superior protection.
Like covers you purchase to protect your mobile phone, these moulded covers offer impact protection and help to extend the life of the product. As with the keypads we manufacture, these protective cover mouldings can be printed and sprayed to add further value to the product.
All our protective rubber cover mouldings are either compression or transfer compression moulded. The tooling is more expensive for these mouldings as it will often require complex internal cores for the parts to mould around; however, if quantities are low hundreds, we may be able to use Aluminium tooling to keep the cost down.
Why Use Protective Cover Mouldings?
Protective cover mouldings offer several key benefits that make them an essential choice for safeguarding your products:
- Shock and Impact Protection: These mouldings are designed to absorb shocks and impacts, reducing the risk of damage and ensuring the integrity of your instrumentation.
- Extended Product Life: By providing a robust layer of protection, cover mouldings help to extend the lifespan of your products, offering long-term cost savings.
- Aesthetic Finish Options: With the ability to be printed or sprayed, these mouldings can enhance the visual appeal of your products, adding a customised and professional look.
- Weather and Environment Resistance: Crafted from durable materials, protective cover mouldings are suitable for a variety of environments, offering resistance to weather and harsh conditions.
Custom Moulding Options
Materials We Use
At Rubbertech, we offer a variety of materials for crafting our protective cover mouldings, ensuring each product is tailored to its specific application needs.
- Silicone: Known for its flexibility and durability, silicone is an ideal choice for products requiring a print or spray finish. Its compatibility with these finishes makes it perfect for adding aesthetic value to your protective covers.
- EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile, HNBR: These materials are specifically selected for their resilience in harsh environments. Whether your product faces extreme temperatures, chemical exposure, or weather conditions, these robust materials ensure long-lasting protection.
Moulding Techniques
Our expertise in moulding techniques allows us to deliver high-quality protective covers that meet precise specifications.
- Compression & Transfer Compression: These techniques are employed to achieve intricate shapes and designs, ensuring each moulding offers optimal protection and fit.
- Internal Core Design: For complex moulds, we utilise advanced internal core designs to accommodate the unique shapes of your products, ensuring a snug and secure fit.
- Small Batch Options with Aluminium Tooling: For smaller production runs, we offer the option of using aluminium tooling. This approach helps reduce costs while maintaining the quality and precision of the mouldings.
With these custom moulding options, we are committed to providing solutions that not only protect but also enhance the functionality and appearance of your products.
Design and Fit Guidance
Ensuring the perfect fit for your protective cover mouldings is crucial to maximising their effectiveness. At Rubbertech, we offer technical advice to help you achieve this.
- Calculating Correct Internal Dimensions: We provide guidance on how to accurately calculate the internal dimensions required for a snug, protective fit. This ensures that your cover mouldings offer optimal protection and functionality.
- Chemically Bonded Threaded Inserts: For a secure fit, we can mould threaded inserts into the cover mouldings. These inserts are chemically bonded, allowing the covers to be securely screwed onto your products, enhancing stability and ease of use.
- Collaboration Opportunities: We welcome collaboration with our clients to ensure the best results. By sharing your design files, whether they are 2D sketches, STEP, or IGES files, we can work together to create protective cover mouldings that meet your precise specifications and design needs.
Our commitment to providing detailed design and fit guidance ensures that your protective cover mouldings not only protect but also perfectly complement your products.
All our rubber mouldings are 100% inspected, and first off, samples are supplied with FAI reports. Operating to ISO 9001 and with continued investment in the latest technology and staff training, ensure our customers receive quality rubber mouldings supplied with a high level of service.
Industries & Applications
Protective cover mouldings by Rubbertech are versatile and suitable for a wide range of industries and applications, ensuring that protective cover mouldings can meet various demands. Their durability and customisation options make them an ideal choice for safeguarding various equipment and devices.
- Instrumentation: Precision instruments require protection from environmental factors and physical impacts. Our mouldings provide a robust shield, ensuring the longevity and accuracy of sensitive instruments.
- Electronics: In the electronics industry, protecting delicate components from shocks and static is crucial. Our protective covers offer an additional layer of safety, maintaining the functionality and reliability of electronic devices.
- Industrial Controls: Industrial environments are often harsh, with exposure to dust, moisture, and extreme temperatures. Our mouldings are crafted to withstand these conditions, providing reliable protection for control systems and machinery.
- Medical or Outdoor Equipment: Equipment used in medical settings or outdoors must endure rigorous conditions. Our protective cover mouldings are designed to resist wear and tear, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and outdoor equipment.
By offering tailored solutions for these industries, we ensure that our protective cover mouldings not only protect but also enhance the performance and longevity of your products.
We welcome enquiries, however small or large, for protective rubber cover mouldings. To allow us to offer a quotation, we would require a 2D sketch/drawing or, preferably, if available, a 3D STEP or IGES file
For more information on the types of rubber mouldings we manufacture, see the links below or the menu along the top of the page.
Please call (+44) 01594 826 019 or email for further information or a quotation.