Process & Materials Library

Process / Manufacturing Technology

Nine process verticals. Hover to expand a process, click to see its stage sequence.

Before any texture is applied, the cavity steel itself is prepared and pre-finished. This base surface quality determines how well any later texture will replicate.

LED Lighting

Six ways light is integrated into a moulded surface. Hover to expand a technique, click to read its specification.

VDI Surface Finish

Twelve VDI grades, with the practical texture classification, closest SPI reference, draft guideline and tooling risk we apply when specifying a cavity surface.

Special / Custom Texture

Twenty-five texture families at concept level, each documented against the full twelve-field reference: sub-types, pattern character, directionality, depth, draft sensitivity, manufacturing method, visual and tactile effect, design intent, applications, tooling considerations and repair difficulty.

SPI Surface Finish

The twelve SPI grades with polishing method, resulting visual character, gloss behaviour and relative tooling risk.

In-Mold Labeling — Industry Reference

How a pre-printed decorative film looks before molding, and how the same graphic reads once integrated and backlit in the finished part.