This SSP case study explains how we helped a company bid for new business using custom molded aerospace parts. SSP provided research and development (R&D), custom formulation, MIL-SPEC testing, materials manufacturing, mold making, and compression molding services. The customer received a low volume of samples in just six weeks and with no up-front costs.
Introduction
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) molds custom aerospace parts using tools that we make and materials that we formulate. With our in-house toolroom and on-site laboratory, SSP can quickly make molds for the spec-grade materials that we develop, produce, and test at our ISO 9001:2015 certified facility. Along with shorter lead times and certified elastomers, customers can get low volumes of part samples with no up-front costs. This case study demonstrates the value we provide.
The Problem
A company needed custom-molded parts made from a specialty silicone that could meet a low-temperature aerospace specification plus additional requirements. A competitor owned the tooling, and neither the company nor its customer wanted to invest in a new production mold up-front. There was no guarantee that our customer would win the business, but they needed a small number of samples to try. This is a common challenge when trying to displace a current supplier.
The Solution
SSP offered to formulate a specialty silicone material and absorb the cost of a small prototype tool. In less than a month, our chemist developed a working formula for an aerospace silicone that passed MIL-SPEC testing and met additional requirements. In less than six weeks, SSP provided a low volume of custom molded sample parts. Thanks to these efforts, our customer can bid on new business using a certified material and attractive, in-spec parts.
The Value
SSP is much more than a materials manufacturer and a parts fabricator. From R&D to formulation, and from in-house toolmaking to MIL-SPEC testing, we provide complete solutions to tough, time-sensitive challenges. At a time when traceability in the aerospace supply chain is especially important, SSP also offers a full certificate of analysis (COA) with every batch.
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