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We Achieve Quality-Assured Tooling with our VTC Process

We Achieve Quality-Assured Tooling with our VTC Process

When it comes to producing reliable results for your business, we achieve quality-assured tooling with our VTC process, producing results for your business that you can trust. The Virtual Tool Check is a crucial part of our process.

We create comprehensive VTC reports with detailed photos and videos, offering you full transparency prior to tool shipment.

Our VTC checks include:

  • Spherical Nozzle Radius
  • Location Ring Diameter 
  • Ejector Knockout
  • Hot Runner Wiring, Connectors & Zones Identification
  • Safety Switch Wiring
  • Core Pull Connectors 
  • Cooling Circuit Flow & Pressure Tests

Checks are carried out by our China based project manager, which ensures the tool spec complies. This allows us to ship directly to the customer without the customer spending additional time and money routing through UK toolmakers for pre-delivery checks. 

We have UK toolmaking partners that we can use for pre-delivery checks if required for additional tooling checks.

Find us on Linkedin to explore what the Liondell team have been up to: https://www.linkedin.com/company

Optimising Your Tooling With Our DFM Process

I wanted to take a moment to share some insights about Liondell’s DFM process, which can optimise your plastic component manufacturing.

At Liondell, we offer a thorough DFM service that we have developed over many years of toolmaking experience.

Our use of the latest 3D software (VISI CAD and Siemens NX) helps us optimise the component design. We meticulously analyse the component(s) based on a preferred tooling layout, looking at line of draw, split lines, slide/lifter movements, wall thickness etc.

We enhance the design of the plastic component(s) with the aim to supply robust, high-quality tooling that is cost effective and efficient for the injection moulding process. This ensures that the tool is designed to meet all functional and aesthetic requirements, while minimising production time, material waste and manufacturing complexity.

In conclusion, with our DFM Process you’ll benefit from:

  • Optimised and Enhanced Design
  • Cost Efficiency
  • Minimal Production Time and Material Waste

Using our DFM expertise we can assist you on your next tooling project.

Mould Flow Analysis with Liondell

At Liondell, we understand the critical role that precision and efficiency play in the success of your injection moulding process.

We offer Mould Flow Analysis. Which is a service we provide designed to optimise your injection moulding production and save both time and costs.

Here’s how our Mould Flow Analysis process benefits you:

  • Optimised Design– Pinpoint design flaws early to ensure smooth production and reduce costly revisions.
  • Improved Cycle Times– Streamline the injection moulding process, cutting down on delays and improving overall productivity.
  • Enhanced Material Usage– Maximise material efficiency and minimise waste for a sustainable production line.
  • Reduced Risk of Defects– Minimise common issues such as air traps, short shots, warping, sink marks etc.

Our team use VisiFlow and Moldex3D to simulate real-world moulding conditions, giving you clear insights into how your parts will behave under various scenarios.

We use two different software packages to compare results back-to-back and achieve more accurate results.

With Liondell you can be assured that we achieve high-quality and reliable results for your project; and our MFA process is just one example of a bespoke service that we provide.

Liondell has ‘hands-on’, independent Quality Management in China

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, many of us have not been able to travel freely as before. This has meant that many businesses need to adapt in order that the restrictions do not adversely affect services.

With many years of experience of managing tooling and moulding projects in China, we understand the importance of having our own management team on the ground during manufacturing and tool trial stages. Therefore, Liondell have secured the services of our own resident Quality Manager based in Guangdong province. This allows us to maintain the effectiveness of our services as our manager continues to monitor and assist our various suppliers in Shenzhen and Dongguan City areas on our behalf

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Further details of our services are shown on the main pages of liondell.com

Andrew Hogg | Managing Director | Liondell Limited

Liondell is recruiting

Hiring – Sales Manager – Mould (Mold) tool Sales & Injection Moulding

We are looking for energetic and experienced sales professionals to promote our services.

Candidates should have good experience in selling to OEM’s and injection moulding companies.

Commission based – OTE £75,000 PA + Business Expenses

This position is open to applicants who have access to UK, European or North American Markets, and would suit individuals who are currently self employed or open to working on a contract basis.

For more Information, Applications and CV’s, email [email protected]

NO AGENCIES PLEASE!

 

 

Plastic Mould Tooling and related serviced from Liondell Ltd

Technical Quotations & initial DFM’s

As part of our service Liondell provides design support from initial enquiry onward. If the tool is not straightforward and can be designed in several ways, we will recommend a method and quote accordingly. This avoids any misunderstandings. Our quotes have a comprehensive tooling addendum which outlines the main technical aspects of the tools that we are quoting.

Design Support in UK

  •  Rapid progression through DFM stage
  • 3D modelling of DFM suggestions
  • Tool Design only (if required)
  • UK Moldflow reports
  • GA reviews in UK

Complete Mould Manufacturing Service – Summary

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March 2018 – Newsletter

High Quality – Plastic Mould Tools

We think it is important to keep the client informed throughout the tool manufacturing process:

1. Timing Plans

Submitted Weekly with Key milestones clearly shown.

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Service Overview

In the past we have posted various articles which demonstrate specifics of the complete project management services offered by Liondell.

However, we thought that a single overview document would effectively summarize these services. Then, if further details are required we would be pleased to provide. ServiceOverview

Online Mould Tool Quotation Proposal

There are a few Mould (Mold) quotation websites around but they seem very limited. Also, it appears that the prices generated are at best ‘finger in the air’!

Liondell is committed to providing accurate, rapid response quotations.

However, for the type of complex moulds that we build, we do not think that code generated quotations are ever going to beat an experienced designer looking at the enquiry.

Please see below proposal.

Is it feasible to ask a prospective client to fill out the necessary fields for each tool they require? From experience it takes 5 minutes to do the first one and 2-3 minutes for subsequent ones.

Attachments can be loaded for each tool and full explanations will be embedded into the page. There would be only one or two tabs making for better functionality.

Our Mold quotation Engineers will then review and will respond with detailed quotes usually between 12-24 Hours.

Any Feedback welcome.

Andy Hogg | Managing Director |Liondell Limited

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Top Quality, Far East Tooling at Pre-Brexit Prices

Liondell provide a one-stop, fixed price service, with dedicated UK support from Design to Production.

With small company overheads, we will minimize margins to provide a more competitive solution, without the expenses of going direct to China.

Liondell bespoke Database – update

Anyone will tell you that a bespoke database is difficult and time consuming to build.

They wouldn’t be wrong! ….but i have done it and i am pretty proud of it to be fair.

Hours of work but totally worth the effort as it gets the company off to a very sound start.

Using my knowledge of many years in the industry has giving me the knowledge to build what I need and NOT what i don’t need.

I don’t profess to be a database expert or even intermediate level but it does the job quickly. However, if there are any database genii out there that can help me ‘slick it up’ a bit i would love to hear from you.

 

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LinkedIn Post 20/10/2016

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Liondell have dedicated suppliers with state-of-the-art equipment.

The aim is to produce tools with ZERO handwork during the bed-out process. This will ensure that your part is as close to CAD as possible and also makes potential modifications more accurate should the need arise.

Below is an example of a large 5 Axis CNC machine . Details of capacity etc available on request.

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Under-bonnet Plastic Applications

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Liondell specialize in under-bonnet plastic applications, particularly cooling system components.

  • 25 years of experience in design of tooling including:
    • ‘Building in’ tool compensation for differential shrinkage’s in certain Glass filled material grades.
    • Processing of High temperature materials including ‘bump-off’ technology for seamless connectors.
    • High volume production tooling of the highest standard steel with correct heat treatment.
    • Build in adjustment for critical dimension features.

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