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Idé-Pro injection moulds plastic parts from 0.01 grams to 41.5 kg on more than 50 machines with a clamping force from 6 to 4,000 tonnes, and has done so since 1997. We offer injection moulding of functional prototypes and series production from 200 parts per year, depending on your needs.
We can mould almost all plastic types, including engineering plastics such as PPS, PSU and PEEK, with the exception of PVC and silicone. Our in-house tool shop and plastics production in Denmark run 24/7, ensuring short lead times and high flexibility regardless of part size or plastic type.
For prototypes, we produce tools in aluminium, which are faster and more cost-effective to make than a traditional production tool in steel. The prototypes are injection moulded in the right process and material, and are fully functional with the same properties as the final product. This means they can be tested for material choice, part design and sales potential.
The prototype tools can often also be used for pre-series or start-up production, so you can move on to production, without having to switch supplier or invest in a production tool before you actually need it.
Standard lead time for injection moulded prototypes is 3-6 weeks (10-12 weeks for large and complex parts). With Fast Track, lead time can be reduced to 1-3 weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the part.
At Idé-Pro, you can get low-volume plastic production from as few as 200 parts per year, injection moulded in aluminium tools designed specifically for the purpose. This has several advantages:
Our plastics production is also staffed around the clock and optimised to be competitive on small and medium series, including for customers in the cleaning and automotive industries.
Steel tools for special requirements
In some cases, however, a steel tool is the best solution – for example for special materials such as PEEK, specific additives, very high volumes, highly complex parts or parts with complex surface requirements. In these cases, we of course also offer injection moulding in traditional steel tools.
We're happy to advise on which tooling solution best suits your specific needs. However, you can get a long way with aluminium tools, even in low-volume series production.
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We stock a wide range of thermoplastics, from standard materials such as PP and PE to engineering plastics such as PA6, PC, ABS and POM, as well as more special materials such as PPS, PSU and PEEK. We also offer sustainable alternatives such as bioplastics and recycled plastics, and can injection mould using your own plastic granulate.
Our most popular materials include:
In addition to standard injection moulding, we offer specialised techniques:
We recycle surplus plastic from our own production through in-house compounding, where crushed plastic is blended with additives and colour and turned into new plastic granulate with the desired properties, ready for injection moulding again.
Idé-Pro offers injection moulding of plastic parts on over 50 injection moulding machines with clamping forces from 6 to 4,000 T and part weights from 0.01 g up to 41.5 kg. All necessary competencies are gathered in-house – including tool manufacturing, injection moulding, metrology laboratory, assembly and packaging.
Idé-Pro also offers support with product development and part optimisation to achieve the best possible results with injection moulding.
Idé-Pro offers injection moulding in over 2,000 plastic materials, from standard plastics such as PP and PE to engineering plastics such as PA, PC and ABS as well as PPS, PSU and PEEK. We provide guidance on the optimal material selection based on the part's requirements for strength, flexibility, temperature resistance and chemical resistance.
Idé-Pro also offers 2K combinations with PA6 and TPU as well as sustainable alternatives.
Idé-Pro manufactures injection moulding tools in-house. An injection moulding tool is the mould used in the production process and consists of a fixed and a moving part. Molten plastic material is injected into the cavity between the two parts, cools and solidifies, after which the tool opens and the part is ejected.
Yes. Idé-Pro manufactures injection moulding tools in-house in our own tool shop in Skive. The facility is equipped with fully automated milling machines and robots, and we have the capacity to produce up to 20 tools per week across injection moulding, high pressure die casting and EPS/EPP moulding on 3- to 6-axis milling machines with dimensions up to 2,100 x 4,000 x 1,200 mm and up to 20 T. Once the tool is finished, it is assembled and prepared by a toolmaker.
Lead times for injection moulding of prototypes vary depending on the scope of the project. Idé-Pro's standard lead times after approval of a 3D file are as follows:
The price of injection moulding at Idé-Pro varies from project to project and depends on factors such as tool investment, part geometry, material selection, volume, moulding technique and any multi-cavity moulding. We always find the solution that best meets requirements for cost, volume and finish.
Idé-Pro has extensive experience in product development and part optimisation for injection moulding, including part design, material selection and tool design. We apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles, identifying early in the process whether a part is optimally designed for injection moulding, and advise on changes that can improve manufacturability, strength or cost-efficiency. Idé-Pro can act as a development partner from the early development phases through to series production.
Idé-Pro supplies injection moulded parts to customers worldwide across industries such as automotive, energy, consumer, food/farming and hi-tech. We have experience with technical parts for demanding applications, including parts with high requirements for strength, chemical resistance and surface finish. Regardless of which industry you operate in, Idé-Pro can support your injection moulding needs.
Yes. Idé-Pro is certified by Force Certification under ISO 9001 for the development and production of injection moulded plastic, and under ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 for environmental and energy management. Idé-Pro is also enrolled in the Operation Clean Sweep programme to reduce plastic pellet loss into the environment.