888-605-2068 Get a Quote Services Products Careers About Contact The Manufacturing Process for Rotomolding Once product design and engineering is finalized and the mold is made, the manufacturing process begins. Depending on both your geographic location and unique projects needs, your parts will be made at one of our six manufacturing facilities. Rotomolding Your Parts Elkhart Plastics provides all-encompassing solutions to meet every customer’s needs. While we’re able to handle a variety of product types ranging in levels of complexity, the foundational process of rotational molding can be summarized in the following steps. Load the Mold: Empty or hollow molds are filled with the desired resin material and loaded onto a large device called a spider. Heat the Mold: The molds are then rotated slowly in a large oven, allowing the material to be dispersed and softened until it lays out onto the mold surface to form the product. Cool the Mold: After the material has been melted, it continues to rotate on the spider through a cooling process, which helps to harden and set the plastic material. Unload the Mold: Once the part has been properly cooled, operators at Elkhart Plastics facilities unload the mold. Depending on the product, the part will then move on to secondary assembly operations or the quality lab for testing. Clean, Reliable Facilities All Elkhart Plastics production employees go through rigorous training before going to work on the manufacturing floor. Our staff is trained in all aspects of your product and has part specifications readily available for reference on the manufacturing floor. We’re proud to be known for our clean, well-organized facilities. We are also ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 certified in multiple facilities. We can Manufacture Your Parts Let's team up. Send us your project details to get the process started. Contact Us Top Stories Announcing the Launch of Our New Website Elkhart Plastics Adds New PWC Port to Connect-A-Dock Line Elkhart Plastics Adds 20-Quart Box to KONG Coolers Line Myers Industries Acquires Elkhart Plastics, Inc. Elkhart Plastics Introduces New Intermediate Bulk Container Manufacturing Locations South Bend, IN Elkhart, IN Middlebury, IN Atlantic, IA Littleton, CO Ridgefield, WA Quick Links Product Gallery Services About Rotomolding Convert Your Parts More News Company About Contact News Careers Resources About Rotomolding Request a Quote Product Gallery FAQs Social Proprietary Brands © 2021 Elkhart Plastics | A Myers Industries Company | Terms and Conditions of Sale | Terms | Privacy