RocTool announces launch of HD plastics

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France-based RocTool, an equipment manufacturer, has announced the launch of its High Definition Plastics range, which it says will reach a new level of quality for plastic parts.

RocTool says that with its high heat moulding, the level of the tool surface replication goes up to 97.2%, creating premium looks and high gloss possibilities.

RocTool states it is using a materials database to analyse and develop its products.

Mathieu Boulanger, RocTool’s CEO said: “We are currently selecting many resins from different resin providers and testing key factors such as overall surface quality, level of replication of the tool surface, weld line strength, flow length… qualifying the results between parts produced by conventional injection moulding methods versus RocTool moulding technologies. We can clearly see when the overall quality reaches a High Definition level from a visual aspect, but also from a performance aspect.”

HD Plastics is not only targeting commodity resins but also high-performance resins and ultra-polymers, says Roctool. The company states that the ability to reach high temperatures before injection, extends the process window and moulding possibilities for performance materials such as PEEK, PEI and materials with high filler content.

RocTool highlights that with HD Plastics it is also looking for a way to eliminate paint from processes.

To stimulate work with product designers, RocTool states it aims to release ‘HD Stories’ to share some achievements on real products in production, such as Nespresso who recently won the JEC Innovation Award in partnership with RocTool and Flex for their Pixie Clips coffee machine.