The challenge
The housing had to close over the board without screws, keep the antenna area clear, and survive vibration under a vehicle dashboard. The client wanted a textured cosmetic finish with no visible gate or ejector marks.
Case study
Telematics tracker housing
A two-part housing for a vehicle tracking unit, designed for snap assembly and molded with a textured finish.
- Industry
- Electronics
- Service
- Mold design & manufacturing
- Year
- 2024
- Material
- PC / ABS
- Finish
- Textured
- Tool steel
- P20 / 1.2738
- Screws in the assembly
- 0
- Molds, one per half
- 2
Our approach
- Snap fits designed with the client's engineers and checked for strain before the steel was cut.
- Gates moved to hidden faces and ejector pins placed on internal ribs, off the cosmetic surfaces.
- Lifters for the internal undercuts, so the mold opens without side actions on the outside.
- Texture specified at the design stage, with draft increased to suit it.
The result
The two halves snap together by hand and stay closed under vibration. The outer surfaces carry the texture with no visible gate or ejector marks.
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