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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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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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
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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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