Motorola has been recognised with a JEC Innovation Award in the Electronic Products Category for the composite covers designed together with its partner RocTool, a designer of innovative processes for rapid moulding of composites and plastic material.

Using RocTool’s rapid moulding process allowed Motorola to develop modern and resistant composite smartphone covers at a high production rate, which are attractive, nice to touch and with a top surface quality.

Excellent surface quality

“We would like to congratulate Motorola for winning this prestigious award. RocTool technologies are adapted to high volume production, particularly in electronics, automotive, luxury cosmetics, and other quality oriented products,” commented Mathieu Boulanger, President of RocTool.

“RocTool’s induction provides an excellent surface quality and a resin rich surface which is a key requirement in electronics housing.”

Moulding technologies

RocTool’s technologies combine moulding of nylon, polycarbonate, Kevlar and woven glass fibres, the company reports. “RocTool's 3i-tech inductive system was critical to Motorola reaching its production and cycle time targets for the Droid Turbo programmes,” said Tom Vondrak, Director, Sourcing and Procurement from Motorola.

“It allowed us to reach a target capacity of around 50,000 formed parts per day, with minimal tooling investment, while maintaining excellent surface quality and dimensional stability on our formed parts.”

RocTool

Created in 2000, RocTool is a specialist in fast moulding processes for composites, plastic injection and very soon metal.

The processes developed by RocTool are used by major brands in innovative industries, including: consumer electronics (Motorola, Flextronics), automotive (Mini Cooper, Volvo cars), and sports and leisure. The company’s technologies are said to hold many advantages including reduced cycle times and enhanced quality of parts produced, resulting in an overall cost reduction of the produced parts for manufacturers.

Constructed around an ecosystem, which includes suppliers of software, machine manufacturers, mould makers and resin providers, the industrial strategy is making RocTool process accessible to both major companies and SME’s.

www.roctool.com