Ian
We have processed a range of both thermosetting (e.g. EPDM, silicones, etc.) and thermoplastic (TPE) materials using the LIPTOOL(TM) process to provide real parts in production grade elastomeric materials.
Our suggested route would be:
1. Produce CNC / RP master pattern (probably via SLA or Sanders for buttons I would guess?)
2. Pour LIPTOOL to form tool
3. Mould real parts in material(s) of your choice
A recent project involved a customer who was looking to replace a silicone material used for making cellphone keypads with a clearer grade of TPE - in this instance we were able to use the existing silicone component as the master pattern.
If you would like us to produce a sample for you at an introductory academic rate simply send us a zipped binary STL file and we will provide a quotation.
Regards
Nick
Nick Osborn
Managing Director
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nick@liptool.co.uk
LIPTOOL Ltd.
140 - 144 Station Road, March,
Cambs. PE15 8NH, UK
"REAL PARTS REAL QUICK!"
Tel: +44 (0) 1354 650 789
Fax: +44 (0) 1354 650 799
www.liptool.co.uk
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>>> Ian Gibson <igibson@hkucc.hku.hk> 19/05/99 01:43:09 >>>
Hi rp-ml
Has anyone used any of the elastomeric materials to fabricate soft-feel
buttons for electronic appliances (calculators, computer games, etc.)? Does
it work? I have an application where I need to make some buttons that are
unusual shapes and want to know the best way to do it.
IG
Dr. Ian Gibson
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Hong Kong
tel: (852) 28597901
fax: (852) 28585415
igibson@hkucc.hku.hk
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