Ford Edge Sport Pad 5
An Edge-programme face built on the stud pattern, compact enough to sit on a pedal arm without overhanging it.
Specification
| Part family | Overmoulded finisher plate |
|---|---|
| Construction | Metal face with moulded rubber inserts |
| Face detail | Compact brushed stainless face with round rubber studs. |
| Face finish options | Brushed aluminium, sand blasted stainless steel or polished stainless steel |
| Face marking | Laser etching available on steel components |
| Insert compounds | EPDM, SBR, TPE or TPE-SEBS, to drawing |
| Tooling | Designed and built in house |
| Prototype parts | 4 weeks from prototype tool |
| PPAP | Typically 8 weeks, to ISO/TS 16949 or VDA |
| Dimensions | Built to customer drawing or to a supplied sample |
| Moulded from | Beijing rubber plant (rubber) / Shanghai plant (plastics) |
The face on this part
Compact brushed stainless face with round rubber studs. It sits in the Ford Sport Pads group, and the photograph above is of the part itself rather than a rendering — what you see is the tread, the outline and the finish as they leave the tool.
Tooling, and who owns the timing
All tooling is designed and made in house, in the same buildings as the moulding lines in Shanghai and Beijing. That is why parts from a prototype tool take 4 weeks rather than the eight to ten a subcontracted tool would need.
Moving from sample to approved part
Prototype parts prove the shape. PPAP proves the process — that a production tool on a production line makes parts that match the drawing repeatably. We run PPAP to ISO/TS 16949 or VDA, typically over 8 weeks.
What we need to quote it
A drawing in SolidWorks, Pro-E or UG — a STEP export is fine — or the physical sample, which we will measure and model for your approval. Annual volume and the required PPAP standard complete the picture.
Other parts in Ford Sport Pads
Background reading
Sport Pad or Rubber Pad? The Difference That Decides Your Tooling Cost
A sport pad has a metal face; a rubber pad does not. That single difference drives tooling count, unit price and how the part is validated.
Overmoulding vs Press Fit: Two Ways to Get Rubber Onto a Finisher Plate
Both produce a metal-faced pedal pad. They differ in tooling, in retention and in how easily the part can be pulled apart.
Brushed, Sand Blasted or Polished: Picking a Pedal Face Finish
The three finishes buyers actually ask for, what each one hides, and why a finish change is not a tooling change.
Questions buyers ask
Is the rubber overmoulded or pressed in?
We produce both. Overmoulding gives one inseparable part and suits small or pryable inserts; press fit lowers tooling and suits large inserts that their own geometry already retains. Which one applies is set on the drawing before the tool is cut.
How long before I see a real Ford Edge Sport Pad 5 sample?
All tooling is designed and made in house, and we deliver parts from a prototype tool in 4 weeks. Full PPAP to ISO/TS 16949 or VDA typically takes a further 8 weeks.
What do you need from us to quote it?
Send the sample if you have no drawing. We will measure it, model it and come back with a drawing for your approval before anything is cut.
How is the material verified?
Our production facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan are ISO/TS certified, and the rubber test equipment sits next to the Beijing production line so a bad batch is stopped, not diagnosed later.
Quote the Ford Edge Sport Pad 5
Send the annual volume and, if you have one, the drawing. Prototype parts follow 4 weeks after a prototype tool.