Plastics Consulting with In-House Tooling

A good plastic part isn’t just created during production. The material, design, and manufacturability must all be right from the development stage—otherwise, it will end up costing a lot later on.

Silac supports customers from the very beginning: We work together to evaluate material selection, function, design, and manufacturability—drawing on our experience in tooling, production, finishing, and assembly.

Simulations and prototypes help identify weaknesses early on. This leads to plastic solutions that function reliably in mass production.

Silac: Expert Consulting for Plastic Solutions

Silac: Expert Advice During the Design Phase

Selection of materials for thermoplastics, thermosets and two-component applications

Design and optimisation of plastic components

Moldflow simulations to assess filling behaviour

3D printing and prototyping for variants and testing

Direct coordination with our in-house toolmaking department

Inspection of assembly, finishing, printing, packaging and delivery

Silac uses CAD, Moldflow simulations, and 3D printing to compare variants, evaluate filling behavior, and create prototypes for initial testing. This allows for reliable coordination of material selection, design, and manufacturability even before tooling is built.

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In consulting, what matters is the interplay between application, material, tools, production, and subsequent use—not the component in isolation.

Thanks to its in-house toolmaking and production facilities, Silac can coordinate development issues directly with the manufacturing department. Short communication channels, clear decisions.