Product development and co-development of silicone parts

Technical support with product design and feasibility

Your design is important to us

We provide precisely the level of support you require

No matter whether you

approach us with a drawing of or a rough idea for your component;
simply require support with the choice of material or only have details on the function of your component;
have already worked with silicone or not.

We work with you to find a solution, providing technical support with product design and regarding the feasibility of your silicone and multi-component parts.

Full or co-development

If required, we can provide end-to-end assistance, starting with the initial idea, but we are also happy to work as a co-developer or development partner for individual aspects of the design. Close collaboration with our customers, suppliers and other in-house departments allows RICO’s R&D unit to fall back on a comprehensive materials and knowledge database .

Our customers benefit from our employees’ decades of experience , collected in the course of the numerous projects successfully implemented since 1994, as well as the continuous improvement of our mold concepts and production processes.

Production-process development

Our production development services

Wide-ranging materials expertise

In-house materials lab
Support with the selection of suitable materials for both 1K and 2K molding
Mechanical characterization of materials
Reverse engineering of unfamiliar but suitable material combinations

Optimization and analysis

Component validation for compliance with a range of different standards and guidelines
Analysis to determine the causes of component failure
Optimizing part geometry in terms of function and production: evaluation of technical feasibility and efficiency in the production process; support with tolerance setting and production in accordance with blueprints

Experiments and tests

Jointly coordinated preliminary tests, e.g. testing potential material combinations, tightness, flow rates, etc.

Simulations

Filling simulations
Thermal multi-cycle analysis
FEM calculations

Co-development

Component development support right through to component design
Help with choosing suitable external testing labs
Support with the selection of applicable ancillary processes, e.g. for surface activation
Production of prototypes in genuine LSR materials and different colors
Evaluation of subsequent processing steps and gaining insights into the customer’s overall concepts; integration of functions if required

Co-development product case study

Finite element calculation for a radial seal

Material calculations

Mold filling study

Tensile strength test

Mold filling study