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Proudly made in Lafayette, Louisiana
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Sink & No Sink
This clever device can save you thousands of dollars and prevent mistakes from happening. Watch the video above to see how you can shorten your design cycle with the NERD tool...
N.E.R.D. (New Engineering Reference Device) demonstrates real world molded features that occur in injection molding.
How did we come up with this tool?
For the last 30 years we've noticed that there are simple design changes that can save customers money and help avoid costly design mistakes before making the tooling. So, us NERDS designed this NERD tool and we offer it to you for FREE!
ASH Industries we specialize in plastic injection molding, silicone, and metal molding with processes that include plastic injection molding, metal injection molding (MIM), silicone injection molding (LIM) and rotational molding.
We offer a complete suite of in-house manufacturing and engineering services, including expert design assistance, DFM (Design for Manufacturing), molding building, mold validation, expanded tool room services including 7-axis CNC & wire EDM, clean room molding for medical parts, turnkey secondaries and packaging services.
ASH is your true one-stop shop for all things molded and a favorite of engineers because we talk the talk.
The NERD is the ultimate tool to help you design and determine features on your next plastic injection molded part
...and it's FREE!
LEARN ABOUT YOUR NERD
Grab your NERD and follow along to see what features are built-in, and why. Watch each clip, you will learn something new!
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SEE us in action
We are committed to delivering quality parts. We are engineers who mold. ASH Industries is ITAR Registered, ISO 9001:2015 Certified, and ISO Class 7 Cleanroom Certified.
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WE'RE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SUPPLIERS
Our team proactively studies and runs new materials in test applications so that when your product arrives we know what material is best suited for your needs.
MATERIAL EXPLORATION
Is your mold currently at another supplier? We are used to this and we have the technical expertise to bring the mold over, validate it and get it running on our machines.
MOVE A MOLD PROGRAM
You can rest assured that with our in-house tooling, your production line keeps running; think of it as production insurance for your project.
IN-HOUSE TOOL ROOM
ASSEMBLY
Inserts, hinges, latches, packaging and more... you name it!
SECONDARY OPERATIONS
Screen Printing, Hot Stamping, 7-axis machining, and so much more
ENGINEERING EXPERTISE
Most suppliers don't have engineering expertise which can result in you paying extra or missing valuable product improvement suggestions.
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This NERD tool shows over 25 features that you need to think about when designing for molding. You need it to discuss with nontechnical people on your team to show attributes.
WALL THICKNESS
SURFACE FINISHES
WELD LINES
SHRINK
and so much more...
It's the NERD and it's FREE!
ASH® Industries is the molding expert. Plastic, Silicone, Metal, and engineered resins are molded by injection or rotational methods.
Our engineering expertise, patience, technical knowledge, and desire to please clients leads to long term partnerships.