Carbon Fiber Parts for IT and Consumer Electronics
Carbon fiber composite is applied widely as consumer electronics decoration, and more and more parts are now made from it because the 3K texture appearance reads as engineering rather than moulding.
What Goes Wrong in IT and Consumer Electronics Programmes
Plastic enclosures that flex
A thin moulded shell creaks and bows where a composite one stays flat.
Printed finishes that look printed
Carbon-effect film is obvious next to real material.
Thickness budget
Every millimetre of enclosure is a millimetre taken from the battery.
Requirements That Come Up Every Time
- Thin, rigid shells - down to 0.6 mm on phone cases
- 3K twill or forged carbon surfaces with consistent appearance
- Prototypes in carbon, metal and plastic for the same assembly
- Small volume production before a launch commits to full tooling
Where the Parts End Up
- Laptop and tablet shells and covers
- Headset caps, signal transceiver housings and equipment containers
- Phone cases, wallets and key cases
- Watch dials and cases
How a IT and Consumer Electronics Part Moves From Enquiry to Despatch
Requirement Review
Load case, weight target and environment reviewed against the geometry you send.
Material and Process
Reinforcement and moulding route chosen from five materials and nine processes.
Sample
A structural sample in the real material, despatched within one week for sample orders.
Production
Normal production orders complete in 15 to 25 days, packed for the shipping route chosen.
Parts Specified Most Often in IT and Consumer Electronics
Carbon Fiber Phone Case
Carbon fiber and forged carbon phone cases with a minimum thickness of 0.6 mm and a weight of 7.0 to 12.0 g, produced for iPhone 7 through iPhone XS Max.
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Carbon Fiber Watch Case
A 42 mm watch case in carbon fiber and glass fiber composite, finish machined on CNC so the bezel seat and case back threads stay dimensionally correct.
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Carbon Fiber Gift Items
Wallets, money clips, card holders, pens and other consumer items in 3K carbon fiber, with specialised coating material where touch feel matters.
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Carbon Fiber Sheet
Stock carbon fiber plates fabricated from multiple layers of high strength prepreg under high pressure moulding, in ten thicknesses from 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm at 500 x 400 mm.
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Industrial and Electronics Parts
Industrial and electronics parts is one of the success case areas developed by the CarbonWizer team, covering wallets and key cases, signal transceivers, watch dials, motorcycle tail boxes, phone cases, headset caps, laptop cases and equipment containers.
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Plain Weave Twill and Forged Carbon Explained
Weave pattern and surface finish are the two decisions buyers argue about most, and they affect appearance far more than structure. Here is what each one actually is.
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Why Verify a Composite Part Before You Cut the Mould
Tooling is the irreversible step in a composite programme. A full carbon fiber sample lets you test strength, rigidity and precision while changes still cost machining time instead of tooling money.
Read the guideQuestions From IT and Consumer Electronics Buyers
How thin can a composite shell be?
Phone cases are produced with a minimum thickness of only 0.6 mm, at a product weight of 7.0 to 12.0 g.
Can you make matching prototypes in other materials?
Yes. CarbonWizer makes full sets of prototypes in carbon fiber, plastic and metal so the properties of the assembly can be balanced.
What surface finishes are available?
3K twill for a consistent woven pattern, or forged carbon for a marbled random pattern where no two parts match.
Talk to Us About Your IT and Consumer Electronics Project
Email the drawing with the weight target, the load case and the quantity. Samples normally ship within one week.