McGavigans Field Trip 1/11/13
Euan Spalding Gordon Ritchie Harry Agyeman Nadia Bassiri Craig Meakin
Founded 1861
-100 years of plastic production.
-Sites in Glasgow and China. -Currently Autoparts Manufacturer, on a tier two level supplier.
Accreditations: ISO14001 (Environmental)
TSI16949
ISO9001
There must also be accreditations from the auto manufacturers they supply.
Main functions:
Printing onto Polycarbonate using Japanese JSI printers.
Multiple passes for different “bleeds” and to make sure there is no dark and light areas on a lit design.
This is done in a 10,000 compatible clean room.
Uses UV reactive Ink.
Painting:
Injection 20-400T, 50 - 2000
E.g. Car Speedos.
- Graphic sent from customer.
- Evaluated and refined.
- Printed
- Vacuum formed, high-gloss foil mold (IMD)
- Injection-molded with Plastic into the back, Can be 1 or 2 shot. (If a clear and black effect is
required)
Vacuum forming allows deeper molds but there is less Graphics control.
There is 100% Inspection to get around this.
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