Only a few years ago, plastics and metals competed as materials: plastics are usually cheaper, lighter, more chemically resistant, freer to shape and electrically insulating, while metals impressed with their ductile material behaviour, electrical and thermal conductivity and high level of surface hardness. However, energy and resource efficiency, economical lightweight construction and functional integrations are optimally implemented by combining the materials. At OKE we manufacture components for structural applications in the automotive sector, for electrical engineering and electronics applications, for locking systems and medical engineering.
Our location for metal-plastic hybrids is primarily Schröder in Herscheid, where we pre-produce and overmold inserts ourselves and assemble and test them into simple to complex assemblies, usually fully automatically. Visible parts, for example for medical devices, are also produced at Schröder. Components for vehicle electronics, on the other hand, are at home with complex plug connections at our headquarters in Hörstel, from where we roll out production at our international locations.
Smaller inserts are usually automatically inserted into the injection mold and overmolded. We often use screw sleeves, but we also use our own stamped parts as inserts.
In outsert technology, we create a larger stamped metal part to which we add functional elements by injection molding. Part of our product portfolio is then assembled (semi-)automatically into small assemblies.
In reel-to-reel, we feed our punching strips directly from a reel to the injection molding tool. After the plastic elements have been added, we wind the punched strip back onto the reel. We can also integrate upstream and downstream cutting and bending processes into this process. We use this very efficient but not frequently used technology for large product series.
We are familiar with both material classes and have our own unit for stamping with press forces of up to 400 tons. We support our customers right from the initial design stage and consider the entire value chain of both material classes.
Together with our own toolmaking and mechanical engineering department, we develop tooling and system technologies suitable for series production, even for complex process combinations and automations.
Many of our customers benefit from our worldwide logistics. With our international production sites in Europe, Asia, North and South America and a network of wholesalers and service points, we are there for you worldwide.
Metal-plastic hybrids are popular across all industries. Today, around 60 percent of all metal stampings are directly or indirectly joined with plastic. And there are good reasons for this! By incorporating value-adding ideas or following a detailed analysis of value-creation potential, we develop intelligent metal-plastic hybrids that deliver tangible benefits to our customers:
Do you have any questions about OKE, our products or technologies? Are you looking for material combinations that enable functional integration?
Just write to us using the contact form and we will forward the message directly to one of our specialists for your request.
OKE Group GmbH
Nobelstraße 7
48477 Hörstel
Germany
Phone: +49 5459 914-0
info@oke-group.com
Employees
countries worldwide
Sole proprietorship
million euros revenue
Injection molding machines
Extrusion lines
Mechanical engineering
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