We have several highly qualified engineers in-house that will take a personalized approach to each project. Coupling a wealth of experience with creative design advances; our engineering group will establish exact specifications for your particular application. Using computer-aided design (CAD) we’ll combine our ideas with yours to develop viable, productive solutions to your performance criteria.

Our engineers will first help you with part design. Whether you are looking for cost savings on an existing part, or have a brand new product idea, our engineers can help you design the perfect plastic part.

When designing your part, we will look at 3 critical aspects:

• Aesthetics
• Functionability
• Moldability

At Davies, we want to make sure your custom molded part looks how you want it to and works how it’s supposed to. Our talented engineers will ensure that the proper components are used for your product and that the material chosen will provide the best performance, longevity, and the best cost savings for your project. Our engineers are committed to providing you with a finished product that will satisfy your design requirements and that will meet all of your specifications.

After design, the next step is to build the mold. Before the mold is purchased, the mold manufacturer will send us a tool layout sketch so we can be sure that the tool we want is exactly what is made. This will help for more efficient production, as we can catch any problems before the tool is built.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

When modifying or designing a new part, Davies uses a computer model of a material or design that is stressed and analyzed for specific results. FEA uses a complex system of points called nodes that create a mesh and are programmed to contain the material and structural properties to define how the part will react under certain loading conditions. This allows Davies’ engineers to verify whether or not a proposed design will perform to the client’s specifications prior to molding the part.