In-House Precision Machine Shop
Casco Bay Molding has joined forces with a LSR & Plastic Mold Making partner to expand and relocate Legu Tool and Mold LLC into Casco Bay Molding’s facility. Having two highly experienced tool and mold makers just steps away from the production floor simplifies and accelerates the necessary tooling adjustments that challenging projects often require. Our two tool makers possess New England know-how, each having over 27 years for experience – including graduation from Swiss style apprenticeship program.
Quick Response Development Cycling: Medical and OEM LSR (liquid silicone rubber) customers are almost always on tight timelines. This market requirement provided the impetus for Casco’s tool making investment. Full service under one roof.
Our Precision Machining / Molding Timeline:
Product development & design
Mold design
Mold making
Mold testing & de-bug
Part re-design
Part and mold adjustments
Mold testing & de-bug #2
Part acceptance
Production tooling based on product know-how
High-volume injection molding production
Frequently, multiple “mold/part design” change iterations are required to get to a final functional part. Our goal is to be able to “re-sample” your silicone or plastic Medical device component in the molding machine within 4 working days of receiving a revised parts design, provided revisions are received before 9am EST.
Our “core & cavity set” insert philosophy is tailored to lower your upfront “tooling charge” investment as well as provide quick turn-a-round based on customer needs. To facilitate this Casco has invested in a series of mold bases of varying configurations:
Cold runner valve gate, for direct gating of parts or minimizing LSR generation.
3 Plate style, ideal for when multiple LSR gates/drops are required.
Convention plate core & cavity set insert style
Precision Tooling Mold Shop Asset and Equipment List
People are our #1 Asset! We are very fortunate to have two highly experienced tool makers, each with over 27 years of experience.
Kent CNC machine with automatic tool changer
Kneemill w/ analam 1100 2-axis CNC control, ULTIMA 3VKH
Two bridgeport mill with digital read-out, 9×42
Supermax YCM 40 mill, 3-Axis mach 4 CNC control
Cadillac YAM 1000 engine lathe
Hardinge turret lathe HC
Harig manual 6×12 surface grinder
Falcon/Chevalier 2-axis auto surface grinder, 8×20
Delta Rockwell drill press
Kalamazoo H9AW hot saw
Kysor/Johnson vertical band saw
Black diamond drill grinder, BW-70
Carbide tool dresser