Two-Shot (2K) Parts
Two shot and over molded parts where two materials have to meet on a line you can see
All 6 Two-Shot (2K) Parts
Two Shot Ribbed Panel
Curved panel combining a rigid frame with a ribbed contrast surface in one tool.
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Two Shot Handheld Terminal Housing
Handheld terminal front housing molded in a yellow shell with a black keypad frame.
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Two Shot Handheld Device Enclosure
Front and rear enclosure halves molded with hard and soft zones in register.
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Two Shot Power Tool Handle
Power tool handle with a rigid core and an over-molded soft grip.
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Two Shot Keypad Housing
Keypad housing with contrast key fields molded into the front shell.
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Two Shot Scanner Grip Housing
Scanner grip housing with a rigid body and an over-molded contrast grip.
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Two-shot parts are judged on one line: the boundary between the two materials. If the first shot moves, the second shot bleeds over it, and a handle or a keypad that works perfectly still looks like a second.
Our Answer
Two-shot tools are two molds that have to agree with each other, so the rotation, the shut-off strategy and the first-shot shrinkage all get settled in the DFM and the mold motion simulation before the steel is ordered.
Who This Is For
- Handheld instrument and terminal manufacturers
- Power tool and equipment brands
- Consumer electronics enclosure suppliers
- Any OEM replacing an assembled soft grip with an over-mold
Where These Parts Are Used
- Handheld terminal and scanner housings
- Soft-grip tool handles
- Contrast keypads and control fascias
- Rigid-plus-elastomer sealing components
From Enquiry to Delivered Tool
- Step 1
Quotation within two working days from your 3D data, resin and volume
- Step 2
Full 3D mold design completed and reviewed, with the DFM sent for your comment
- Step 3
CNC and EDM machining with inspection after machining and on the electrodes
- Step 4
Mold trial, trial report and sample dimension report, then final and packing inspection
Where Two-Shot (2K) Parts Are Sourced
Two-Shot (2K) Parts — Questions We Are Asked
How many two-shot (2k) parts do you show?
6, all photographed from our own work. Each one has its own page with the tooling route behind it.
What is the lead time on tooling for two-shot (2k) parts?
Lead time depends on the size of the tool, the number of cavities and the side actions involved, so we put it in the quotation rather than publishing one figure. The quotation itself comes back within two working days. Programme lead times: TBC per project.
Which mold standard will you use?
Yours if you have one. Otherwise DME, Meusburger, HASCO, Progressive or MISUMI — naming it in the enquiry avoids re-specifying components later in the design.
Will we see a design before you cut steel?
Yes. The mold design is completed to one hundred percent detail, checked in a design review meeting, and sent to you together with the DFM for comment before fabrication starts.
What do you need to quote two-shot (2k) parts?
3D part data, the resin, the expected annual volume and the mold standard. With those four items we can quote without a second round of questions.
Quote a Two-Shot (2K) Part Tool
Send us the part and the volume. A professional mold quotation with technical comment comes back within two working days.