One piece of Gridshield molded through the entire part , yes even the hinge areas. In this case we used a Hi Temp , Glass filled Copolymer. These are not living hinges but "Manufacturing Hinges" flexible for up to 200 times, more than enough for the system to be used in manufacturing & assembly.
LOW TOOLING COST:
This part has a very low profle , which means the mold is shallow ( on both cavity and core) this means a much smaller mold with less machining required.
Features "In -Line of Draw " meaning molded in features that would normally require costly slides or lifters can be molded in without , saving thousands of tooling dollarts.
Example: This fold up creates a enclosure that is 5 "x 4 "x 6" , If this were molded as a box , with the no draft PCB guides the mold cost would be $30,000 - to $ 40,000.00 , plus you would require an additiional lid or cover.
Fold-Up Mold is $15,000.00 , plus you can add mounting features to all of the surfaces without the penalty of slides or lifters.
