Veretec Inc

A major medical equipment manufacturer presented an existing pneumatic actuator housing cover for cost reduction review. The current component was hand-cast from resin as the volume initially was very low. The part was then finish machined in-house to complete the necessary dimensional features.  Veretec redesigned the component and at a cost of approximately $7500 manufactured a plastic injection mold that produced completely finished right and left hand parts including a textured finish on the outside surface.

Veretec was approached by a manufacturer of custom headphones that was having difficulty getting suppliers to produce a component to the required extremely tight specifications. The part required that three, screw-machined inserts be accurately positioned and held throughout the injection cycle. Veretec built a two cavity mold with actuated side-cores and has been able to hold all dimensional parameters including a large diameter in a shallow pocket to +/- .001.     

A manufacturer of emergency equipment had an existing assembly that utilized a die cast powered coated coupling in a telescoping light assembly used on emergency and utility vehicles. The die casting required machining operations, the powder coating was costly and the finish tended to degenerate and chip over time. Working with material engineers Veretec converted the die cast component to a plastic injected molded part eliminating the secondary machining and finishing for a substantial cost savings over the original design.

A manufacturer of special machines used in the production of custom rubber braided hoses required a low volume run of special bobbins to load the reinforcement yarn that is woven throughout the hose. After receiving mold costs in excess of $50,000 Veretec redesigned the bobbins into an assembly utilizing injection molded end caps and worked with adhesive and material suppliers to design a machined center spindle that could be adhered to the end caps in a very reliable bond. The mold price was dramatically reduced by approximately 80%. The piece price for the assembly was increased over that of a completely molded component but the savings in tooling outweighed the part cost. Through the redesign, Veretec was also able to eliminate a required secondary broaching operation leading to additional savings.