Custom Precision Fixture Design
To guarantee an image is printed in the correct location on the product, we develop precision fixtures in-house for projects requiring one fixture or multiple fixtures for our automation for higher volume projects. Both simple and creative tooling concepts are designed and manufactured in-house, which allows for decreased tooling cost. This cost savings gives our customers a competitive edge over their competition.
Our experience with custom fixture design:
Our precision fixtures are designed to position each part accurately, ensuring exact imprint repeatability and tight registration for multicolor jobs. These tools range from cast and poured epoxy and urethane fixtures to CNC machined aluminum fixtures. Depending on the complexity of the project and the imprint location, we can design the fixtures from a series of precision castings or CAD designs.
Project Scope
A medical device manufacturer brought a challenging project to us requiring multiple one-color images to be printed in multiple locations on one part. The medical device required three, one-color images in different locations – the part number in two locations and a company logo in the third.
Our Solution
To meet this challenge, our tooling department designed tooling that interfaces with one of our multicolor pad printers. The tooling automatically positions the part during the printing process so that the three different one-color images can be applied to three different locations in a single pass. As a result, single-pass printing requires less handling thus lower decorating cost to the customer. So, this customer was able to win this project because of Unique creatively combing a tooling concept with the right piece of equipment.
Explore Other Design Services
Our highly trained staff will work with you to find the best, most cost-effective printing or decorating solution for your unique project.
By using laser etching, with this laser plate maker, we can create pad printing plates directly from the digital file which eliminates the film required for the traditional method of making pad printing plates.
We have in-house color matching capabilities to specific PMS colors, and we can custom color match when provided color chips or swatches. With screen printing, we can typically match any PMS or custom color regardless of the part color in one-pass.
To achieve the best results, we require vector images for most of our printing and decorating processes - pad printing, screen printing, hot stamping, and laser engraving.
Project Gallery
Unique Assembly is able to print or decorate nearly any rigid surface – flat or cylindrical, concave or convex, raised or recessed, and painted or coated surfaces.
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We have the capabilities to work with companies across the US and are excited to work with you on your upcoming project!
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Unique Assembly & Decorating, Inc.
2550 Wisconsin Ave,
Downers Grove, IL 60515