Cox Wokingham Plastics Limited

Whether you are designing a new product, upgrading an existing one, or considering a change of materials or moulder, your choice of partner is critical to the success of your project. Below are just a few typical examples based on real projects which are currently manufactured by Cox Wokingham Plastics.

1) Sheet metal conversion

Manufacturer of industrial machines, enclosed in powder coated sheet metal cabinet.

Requirement - the customer wished to make their systems more aesthetically pleasing and in keeping with other equipment used in modern high tech factories.

Solution - with selective design guidance and advice on suitable material options from Cox Wokingham Plastics, the customer developed a set of 3D panels to replace the original cabinet. After prototyping, production began using an acrylic capped material, giving a high quality UV resistant finish on a low cost recycled base material to meet the customers desire to produce environmentally responsible products economically.

Result - the futuristic new product has generated a lot of interest from customers. Sales are increasing and the project now runs on a "Kanban" agreement for regular deliveries. As the project has been so successful we are now working with them on upgrading other products in a similar way.

2) Alternative Supplier

Manufacturer of mobility equipment, some parts of which had already been tooled up for vacuum forming with another moulder.

Requirement - in a fiercely competitive market, particularly from Far Eastern imports, the customer had selected a low cost moulder as a source for "cheap" mouldings. Unfortunately the mouldings were of poor quality and the service was unreliable.

Solution - Our recommendations on design changes and alternative tooling concepts allowed us to combine two mouldings into a single part. Using a two-impression tool we were then able to get two complete mouldings (replacing four originals) in a single vacuum forming cycle, reducing unit costs, improving the function of the component and the profitability of the project.

Result - despite the customers initial fear that a professional, ISO certified moulder would be "too expensive", Cox Wokingham Plastics turned out to be much more cost effective than their original supplier, due to our innovative approach. We now deliver high quality parts on a scheduled basis to fit their production.

3) GRP Conversion

Manufacturer of large environmental products originally manufactured in GRP.

Requirement - customer needed to reduce unit costs and reduce lead-times.

Solution - we discussed their needs and wants and proposed some innovative tooling solutions to produce multiple, dissimilar parts in one cycle of the vacuum forming machine.

Result - rapid return on investment in new tooling - lower unit cost and shorter product lead-time - increased sales.

The product range has also expanded as investment in additional tools has been justified and volumes have increased.

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