Tooling and moulding — customisation that starts at the mould
True customisation begins at the mould. By controlling the process from mould design to final cable assembly we can guarantee quality, timelines and integration that a supplier buying in housings simply cannot.
Tooling is an investment, not an expense
When you invest in tooling with us you are not buying a piece of steel. Your connector design is yours alone, built on a mould dedicated solely to your product, stored and maintained by us for the life of that product.
Who needs a dedicated tool
Products that require a proprietary connector shape. High-volume projects where per-unit cost matters. Applications demanding the highest repeatability. Companies protecting a unique aesthetic or mechanical design.
The tooling & moulding workflow
Four stages, one owner. You keep a single point of contact from the first call to the packed carton.
Design for manufacturability
We analyse your design for moulding, advising on draft angles, wall thickness and gate locations before steel is cut.
Precision mould manufacturing
High-precision CNC machining and EDM produce durable moulds from hardened steel.
Validation and sampling
T1 samples come to you with detailed inspection reports, so every dimension is confirmed before production.
Production and maintenance
We run the volume and maintain your tooling, ready to scale up or down as your programme changes.
Six things that are yours to specify
These are not options on a form — each one is a tooling or process decision we own, which is why we can say yes to them.
Pin configuration
Male or female terminals, nickel or gold plated, brass or phosphor copper, and other specifications to your requirement.
Housing and form factor
Low-profile, right-angle, ruggedised or compact bodies to fit a constrained space.
Connector gender and type
Male, female, or unusual combinations to suit the interface you have to meet.
Cabling and wiring
Specific cable lengths, jacket materials such as oil-resistant or high-temperature, and shielding construction.
Materials and colour
High-grade plastics, composites and dyes to meet aesthetic and environmental specifications such as UV resistance or flammability rating.
Integrated electronics
Inline components such as resistors, LEDs or a simple PCB for signal conditioning and status indication.
More than a supplier — your engineering partner
Seamless accountability. One point of contact, one quality standard, one guaranteed outcome. The friction of a fragmented supply chain disappears along with the finger-pointing.
Accelerated innovation. Integrated teams communicate in real time, which shortens development cycles and gets a superior product to market sooner.
Optimised total cost. Designing for efficiency at every stage removes waste and redundancy, producing a more reliable part and a lower total cost of ownership.
Guaranteed cohesion. The connector is optimised for the cable and the mould is perfected for the connector, so every component works in harmony with the next.
Many custom programmes begin as a standard model
Modifying an existing tool is faster and cheaper than starting from blank steel. Browse the families below and tell us what needs to change.
Bring us a drawing, a sample, or a problem
A free, no-obligation consultation with the engineering team. Tell us the application and we will tell you whether a catalogue part fits or a tool needs cutting.