Texas Injection Molding processes standard injection molding, thin-and thick-walled molding and structural foam molding for standard and custom grades of PP.

All of our mould tools are made from P20 steel, this tough and versatile steel is ideal for toolmaking as its pre-hardened and gives a nicely polished finish.

The process of toolmaking begins with a part that must be injection moulded. To create the mouldings, a steel mould tool must be made. A toolmaker works to produce the mould tool, beginning with a design. CAD/CAM software is used to create the design and programme a CNC machine on how to cut the tool design from a cube of steel.

Polypropylene is a low cost, lightweight polymer that has excellent chemical resistance.  Polypropylene is tough and has good resistance to fatigue and can be reinforced with glass fiber or minerals to enhance mechanical properties.

Our Hampshire based toolroom allows organisations to have better control over their tooling, allowing for quicker signoffs, smooth communication, and transparent costs. Customers can to visit BEC to speak to our toolmakers and discuss their project in person.

Polypropylene injection molding is used in many applications and industries because of its beneficial thermal, chemical, physical and mechanical properties.

After machining out the cavity, a tool can then be finished in a number of different ways to give smoother or more textured finishes to the plastic moulding. Alongside CNC machines, toomakers also use CNC lathes, surface grinders and EDM machines to make a tool.

With fast and economical access to large amounts of PP thanks to long-term relationships with the industry’s top suppliers, Texas Injection Molding purchases and stores large quantities of PP in multiple silos, offering economies of scale we can pass along to our customers.

Yes, our team are on hand to help with all aspects of designing your moulding and tooling. Whether you have a prototype, CAD or just an idea- we can make it become a reality.

Our team of skilled engineers offer high quality in-house toolmaking across a comprehensive range of tooling and moulding services. Our toolroom comprises a full suite of the latest machinery, based next door to our extensive mould shop for seamless manufacturing.

How long is a piece of string? There are many different variables that factor into how expensive your mould tool will be. A more complicated tool with lots of design features will take much longer to produce than a simple design. The best way you can keep costs down is with a DFM, a process for reducing costs by designing out expensive features.

Its overall toughness, flexibility and heat resistance make polypropylene injection molding an ideal process in manufacturing consumer products, and FDA grades are appropriate for food, toy and medical applications. Its rigidity and tensile strength can be improved by adding talc, mineral or glass reinforcements.

Yes, you are welcome to visit our site in Hampshire to check on how your tool is progressing. Our approachable team will be happy to talk you through the toolmaking process.

Texas Injection Molding has extensive experience in polypropylene (PP) injection molding for a wide variety of applications such as caps and closures, plastic hinges, electrical housings, ice chests and coolers, buckets, pails, cups, kitchenware, and various other consumer goods, including OEMs for:

Yes, BEC Group often help our customers to either bring back their tools to the UK (reshoring), or to create a new suite of tools so that you have a set in the UK (retooling).

With over 40 years’ experience, we have the hardware and skills to design and create mould tools for the most complex parts. With an eye for production-ready injection tooling and sampling, tool repairs, modifications, and cost down reviews.

Yes, unlike some offshore toolmakers, your mould tool is your property. Once you have paid in full for your mould tool it’s all yours – you are free to move it from BEC at any time.

Bring production back to the UK by reshoring your tooling. With increasingly disrupted supply chains and costs, extended lead times and communication issues associated with tooling abroad over the past few years, BEC have worked with several customers to reshore their tools to our UK site.