Davies Mold Solutions has 80 years of experience designing and manufacturing plastic components. They specialize in insert molding and provide custom molding and modifications. They are ISO 9001:2008 certified and manufacture standard and custom plastic knobs, handles, and other parts for various industries. Davies has extensive engineering capabilities and can help design custom plastic parts for any application.

1. We Mold Solutions for All Plastic Needs

2.  80 Years as the premier designer and manufacturer of
Davies Operating
top quality plastic components.
Philosophy
 Manufactures the most extensive line of standard Engineering
plastic knobs and handles in the world
 Specializes in insert molding On-Time
Delivery
Quality
Plastic
◦ Projecting studs Molding
◦ Female inserts and threaded holes
◦ Thru-holes
Customer
Service
 Provides custom molding, special modifications and
secondary operations
 ISO 9001:2008 certified
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3. Clamping Knobs Control Knobs Ball/Lever Knobs
Bar Instrument Standard
Three Arm Pointer Deluxe
Trigon Skirted Thermoplastic
Four Arm Collet Lever
Four Lobe Large Fluted with Skirts Push/Pull
Five Arm
Husky
Six Arm
Seven Lobe
Fluted Clamping
Knurled/Scalloped
Mini Clamping
Octagonal
Dominator
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4. Handles
 Two-point
 Tapered
 Fluted
 Ratchet
 Levelers
 Appliance
Cases/Covers
 Machinable phenolic
 Impact resistant ABS
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5. Customer Specific
 Colors
 Logos
 Inlays
 Instructions
 Inserts
 Plating
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6.  Clamp, Ball Knobs
 Control, Instrument Knobs
 Aluminum Bow Type Handles
 Steel Rod Bow Type Handles
 Stainless Steel Handles
 Tray, Collapsible, Carrying
Handles
 Front Panel, Ledge, Casing Feet
 Clean Line, Medical
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7. We've made thousands of parts in all different shapes and sizes - no project is too big or too small
for us to handle. Our knowledgeable customer service department, along with our extensive
engineering capabilities, can help you create the perfect plastic part for any application.
Give us a call to find out how we can help you create your custom plastic molded part.
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8.  Industrial machinery  Electronic equipment
 Lighting equipment  Automotive (Tiers)
 Food processing equipment  Power tools
 Lawn & garden equipment  Recreational equipment
 Medical & lab equipment  Cookware
 Industrial distribution
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9.  Primary channel is direct to OEM
 Utilize network of manufacturer representatives to cover entire USA
http://www.daviesmolding.com/about-us/SalesRepLocator.html
 Secondary channel is through
Catalog/VMI distributors such as;
MRO Distributors
McMaster-Carr
MSC (Sid Tool)
Grainger
Reid Supply
Electronics Distributors
Allied Electronics
Mouser Electronics
Waldom Electronics
Fastener Distributors
Fastenal
Hillman Fasteners
Supply Technologies
Endries
Other Distributors
Astro Industries
Amazon
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10.  Molding  Secondary/ Finishing
◦ Injection ◦ Hot stamping
◦ Compression ◦ Multistation drilling/tapping
◦ Transfer ◦ Set screws
◦ Over-molding ◦ Pad Printing
◦ Laser Engraving
 Machining ◦ Branding
◦ CNC’s ◦ Paint fill
◦ Lathes ◦ Labels
◦ Decorative inlays
◦ Pointers
 Packaging ◦ Buff and Polish
◦ Carton specific
◦ Ultrasonic welding
◦ Bagging
◦ Layering
◦ Bar codes
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11.  Prototyping – samples / machining
 3D modeling – product / molds
 Mold flow analysis
 Finite element analysis
 Statistical quality analysis
 Color matching
 Troubleshooting
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12. Variation of Presses Compression
 Thermoset Compression
◦ 50 ton to 350 ton – Preforms (hockey puck)
 Thermoset Compression Transfer – Vertical only
◦ 75 ton to 150 ton
– Independent cores and cavities
 Thermoset Injection
◦ 100 ton to 400 ton Injection
 Thermoplastic Injection
– Runner system
◦ 25 ton to 500 ton
 Thermoplastic Shuttle/Rotary – Horizontal or vertical
◦ 20 ton to 220 ton – Shuttle capabilities
 Thermoplastic Two Shot
– Thermoplastic excess material
can be re-grinded and used again
Transfer
– Uses runner system called a “cull”
– Compression process without screw and barrel
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13. Components of Our Mold/Tools In House Tooling Capabilities
 Frames  Maintenance and Repair
◦ One frame can be used on multiple  Pins
molds
 Fixtures
◦ Master Unit Dies
 Cores/Cavities  Minor modifications
◦ Impacts cycle time  Minor prototyping
◦ Determines shots per hour
◦ Scalable Outsourced Tooling
 Core Pins
◦ Ability to mold specific inserts
 Brand new parts
◦ Control hub length
 Large scale adjustments
 Major modifications
 Major protoyping
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14. Inserts Compounds & Resins
 Female
 Thermoset Material
◦ Thru hole
◦ Blind hole  Thermoplastic Material
◦ Molded thread  Material Properties
 Male (projecting) stud  Mechanical
◦ Hex bolts
 Environmental
◦ Cold headed
 Additives
 Sizes (1/4-20 X ½”)
◦ Diameter (1/4”)  Color Matching
◦ Threads per inch (20)  Plating
◦ Length or depth (1/2”)
 Mold/pins
 Plating
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15. Thermoset Materials Thermoplastic Materials Compound Forms
Phenolic
Nylons: (Polyamides) Powder or granules
o General Purpose
o High Heat Resistant o 33% glass filled Pellets
Melamines Nylon 6/6
o
Bulk molding compound
Polyesters
ABS: (Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, Styrene) Sheet molding compound
Ureas
Epoxies Polypropylene: (Polylefin) Preforms
Acetals: (Polyoxymethlenes) Other
Polycarbonates o Extrusions
Polythermide o Thermoforms
Ultem o Screens
Peek/Torlon
Material substitution:
Many of our products can
be substituted with more
than one material.
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16.  Largest selection of standard knobs and handles in the world
 Short lead times
 Low minimum requirements
 Able to adopt customers’ existing molds to our presses,
minimizing change-over costs
 Accept blanket orders with scheduled releases
 Group pricing for multi-division corporations
 Over 70 years experience of supplying plastics needs to
multiple industries
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17.  The ability to mold both compression and injection parts (custom and proprietary)
 Engineering and Customer Service team work with customers throughout the product life cycle
– From concept to production
 Over 9,000 variations of standard parts = Customer Savings
 A large custom molding division means we can mold any material using any process
 Two-shot and “Soft Touch” capabilities
 Offshore sourcing for both tooling and production when necessary
 As part of a $2.2 billion organization (parent company is Heico/Pettibone),
we have access to capital for new/large projects
 We will get the job done no matter what it takes
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18.  The Harry Davies Molding Company was acquired in
1987, by Heico Holdings. Changed name to Davies
Molding, LLC.
◦ $1.8 billion in revenue
◦ 40 operating companies (11 industry platforms)
◦ 170 operating locations
◦ 7,400 employees worldwide
 Utilize advantages of large company
◦ Stringent and efficient management controls
◦ Vast network of suppliers and business advisors
◦ Easy access to capital for tooling and new equipment
 Autonomy of a small company
◦ Personalized approach to customer needs
◦ Flexibility to adapt business when opportunity is right
◦ Responsiveness to trends in marketplace
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19.  Two and Three Shot Soft Touch
 Two shot Control Knobs
 Collet Control Knobs
 Ergonomical Knobs & Handles
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20.  Find your ideal part! Search by part #,
diameter, insert threads, and more!
 View and
download
your part
in 2-D or
CAD
drawing
 Learn about custom molding in our project portfolio
 View and download our standard parts catalog
 Learn more by following us on Facebook, Twitter & Linked In
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