Press Fit Finishers
A separately moulded rubber insert pressed into the finisher plate — the lower-tooling route to the same look.
What it is
The insert is moulded on its own and pressed into the plate afterwards. We produce various types of sports pads including overmoulded finisher plates or press fit finishers; this is the second of the two.
When it is the right call
When the insert is large and well retained by its own geometry, when the plate and insert may be sold in different combinations, or when programme volumes do not justify an overmoulding tool.
What to watch
Retention is geometry, not luck. The recess and the insert are dimensioned together on one drawing, and the fit is verified on prototype parts before the production tool is cut.
Other capabilities
Overmoulded Finisher Plates
Rubber moulded directly onto a steel or aluminium face, so the insert cannot be levered out.
Rubber Compound Selection
EPDM, SBR, TPE, TPE-SEBS, PVC and PP — and the test data that tells you which one the part actually needs.
Metal Face Finishing
Brushed aluminium, sand blasted or polished stainless steel, plus laser etching, laser cutting and CNC machining.
Prototype to PPAP
Parts from a prototype tool in 4 weeks; full PPAP to ISO/TS 16949 or VDA typically in 8 weeks.
In-House Tooling
Every tool behind these parts was designed and built in our own shop.
Questions buyers ask
Is this quoted separately or inside the part price?
Inside the part price, unless it is a one-off engineering activity such as tooling. Tooling is always quoted as its own line.
How early do I need to decide this?
Before the production tool is cut. The prototype stage — parts 4 weeks from a prototype tool — exists precisely so these decisions can still be changed.
Who do I talk to about it?
Our designers, not only a salesperson. The team works in SolidWorks, Pro-E and UG and sits in the same buildings as the tool shop in Shanghai and Beijing.
Need press fit finishers?
Send the drawing or the sample and we will tell you what it takes to make it here — tooling, compound and timing.