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Welcome to the new PMP website
Latest development for the Hooker Manufacturing Group. 

Precision Moulded Products (PMP) who specialize in the production of low cost plastic parts from low cost tooling have invested heavily in the development of a new website. 

Simon Lane, Managing Director explains, "We want to communicate how we combine our automatic and manumold injection moulding processes with low cost tooling, to fulfil customer expectations. Many of our customers who need plastic components are not sure which process to use. The website has been designed to direct the customer through a series of steps and answers many of the frequently asked questions that arise".

The site features a wealth of cost effective solutions focusing on component design, tool design and moulding process selection. 

For further website information, please contact Wayne Baldwin wayne.baldwin@pmpessex.co.uk

Seldoren Dental Syringe Case Study- March 2004

Problem
Traditional dental syringes are manufactured in metal and are therefore heavy in use. They do not offer safety features to protect the dentist or patient from needle stick injuries, which could spread hepatitis or aids.

Solution
Design and manufacture a lightweight plastic syringe assembly, which can be sterilised using an autoclave, and include safety features to protect the user in use and provide a safe disposal system on completion of the treatment.

Method
The Seldoren team of experienced dental surgeons brought their ideas to PMP for material selection, design and engineering support. The product design was developed and full product drawings produced which enabled prototype tooling to be made to explore potential materials and design improvements. This tooling was then converted for volume production use.

The mouldings are produced using a combination of fully automatic multi cavity and tooling manually operated tools using the manumold process. The plunger is passed through the syringe body and the overmoulding creates a permanent assembly of the two parts.

Result
The product has fulfilled all expectations and has recently been adopted in hospital use as a cost saving alternative to disposable syringes. Instead of throwing away complete syringes after a single use, only the needle, adapter and safety sleeve are disposed of, with the main body sterilised for future re-use.

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