Defence Industry

In the defence sector, it’s essential that you rely on your equipment to protect you whilst allowing you to carry out your duties. Here are some of the benefits of choosing plastic injection moulding for your defence sector components.

• High precision: Plastic injection moulding allows for precision when manufacturing complex parts ensuring that your parts meet stringent specifications.
• Robust: Some grades of high engineering grades of thermoplastics can withstand hostile conditions like extreme weather or temperatures. it’s rust-proof and can be used for even the smallest applications.
• Cost-efficiency: Manufacturing high volume components reduces the cost per unit.
• Lightweight: Plastic components are generally lighter than metal counterparts which is crucial in the defence sector also making it easier to transport.
• High quality: The injection moulding process encompasses a high level of quality control delivering consistency and reliability of the components.
• Safe: Plastic parts can be non-conductive, which provides safety advantages in certain applications. It’s also resistant to corrosion which enhances the reliability of the equipment.

Plastic injection moulding ensures that each component is manufactured precisely to detailed specifications and tailored to its specific purpose. Here are some of the main categories of products produced through plastic injection mould manufacture:

Communication Equipment

During defence duties, it’s important to be able to communicate over vast distances. It’s therefore essential that you can rely on your communication devices, components like casings for GPS units and other electrical communication devices use plastic injection moulding for its lightweight and durable properties.

Headsets and Radios

Plastic provides strong, waterproof casings for headsets and radios to allow for clear, uninterrupted communications to take place. Plastic injection moulding enables these parts to be mass-produced quickly and cost-effectively for distribution across the defence sector.

Helmets and Protective Gear

Protective gear needs to be manufactured with enhanced impact resistance and be lightweight for ease of use. Plastic injection moulding can be used to create helmets, face shields, body armour, and more, customised for specific threats.

Military Vehicle Parts

Automotive parts are commonly manufactured through plastic injection moulding due to durability, flexible, volume production and efficient cost which is why the defence sector uses this manufacturing method for military vehicle parts. Military vehicles must work in extreme conditions on a range of terrains, so durability, reliability and protection are vital.

Firearms Components

Plastic injection moulding is becoming more and more popular in the production of firearms due to their lighter weight, corrosion resistance, and lower production cost compared to metal. Components like butt stocks, grips, hand guards, and holsters are just some of the firearm components that can be manufactured using this method.

Choose Pentagon for Defence Plastic Injection Moulding

The defence sector relies heavily on plastic injection moulding for a range of components. The process allows for ultimate precision and quality whilst remaining cost-efficient. At Pentagon Plastics, we have the experience to help you produce bespoke defence components that are in line with our scope of service. Our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system spanning tooling and moulding provides the confidence you need as a trusted manufacturing partner.