Thermoset Molding

Woodland Plastics is a leader in thermoset injection molding, specializing in materials such as Phenolic, Bulk Molding Compound (BMC), Epoxy, and DAP thermoset composites. With injection press tonnage ranging from 25T to 500T, we are capable of producing a broad range of thermoset parts and components in various shapes and sizes. Beyond our molding capabilities, we also provide a range of auxiliary equipment, including robots and end-of-arm tooling, deflash tumblers, inline deflashing systems, post-bake ovens, and can customize automation solutions to meet specific part requirements or customer specifications.

Woodland Plastics is the trusted choice for customers seeking a reliable thermoset molder to produce Phenolic and BMC parts for a variety of industries and applications. Our molded thermoset components serve sectors such as Appliance, Automotive, Electrical, Energy, and Industrial markets, where parts and assemblies must perform in demanding and harsh environments. Thermosets are ideal for applications subject to high or fluctuating temperatures, electrical currents, corrosive conditions, UV exposure, and immersion in chemicals, oils, or automotive fluids. Woodland Plastics offers a range of thermoset molding techniques, including injection molding, injection-compression hybrid molding, and insert molding.

Whether introducing a brand-new product to the market or exploring a material conversion from metal or thermoplastic to thermoset, Woodland Plastics provides molding solutions designed to address product challenges, cut manufacturing costs, reduce part count in assemblies, and enhance overall product performance. By incorporating molded thermosets into product designs, we help safeguard internal components and assemblies from wear and failure, ensuring safer handling and reliable user operation.
 

 Thermoset Plastics Q&A

 Metal-to-Thermoset Conversion

High Heat Stability

Customer Pain Point – Components or product assemblies may degrade or disfigure while exposed to high heat and high operating temperatures during application use.

What Thermoset Molding Provides – Heat resistance, temperature deflection, & dimensional stability up to 500° Fahrenheit and above.

Why Partner with Woodland Plastics – With extensive thermoset molding experience, Woodland Plastics manufactures heat-stable components that remain dimensionally stable even within high operating temperatures.

Chemical Resistance

Customer Pain Point – Product application may be exposed to oils, automotive fluids, or even rainwater run-off including salts or other chemicals.

What Thermoset Molding Provides – With excellent chemical resistance and stability, thermoset product assemblies and internal components will not corrode, nor be affected physically when exposed to harsh chemicals, fluids, or other challenging environments.

Why Partner with Woodland Plastics – Woodland Plastics has decades of experience molding for a variety of customer and product end-markets including for product applications exposed to oils, fluids, salts, and moisture.

Metal-to-Thermoset Conversion

Customer Pain Point – Metal components are costly and may require secondary operations such as machining and finishing.

What Thermoset Molding Provides – Consolidation of multiple parts of an assembly. Elimination of costly secondary machining or painting operations.

Why Partner with Woodland Plastics – Woodland Plastics offers integrated manufacturing solutions with support in engineering, tooling, and material selection to efficiently convert customers’ existing metal components or product assemblies to thermoset to drive product performance and lower manufacturing costs.

Lightweight, Cost Efficient

Customer Pain Point – Component assembly needs to be lighter to reduce overall cost of an assembly.

What Thermoset Molding Provides – Lowers component or product assembly weight over metallic applications without compromising product performance.

Why Partner with Woodland Plastics – Woodland assists with customer light-weighting efforts and leverages approved suppliers for tooling and material selection, keeping overall manufacturing costs competitive against metallic or thermoplastic components.