Manufacturer aims to increase efficiency and collaboration between departments

Manufacturer Moldworx has announced the company’s expansion to a new facility.

The 24,000 plus square foot stand-alone facility has allowed Moldworx to combine its mould and equipment manufacturing facility with its injection moulding facility. Moldworx currently employs 35 members of staff, and by having all of the capabilities in one facility, the company believes it can increase the efficiency and collaboration between departments.

The injection moulding department recently added two injection moulding presses to bring its total to 10 ranging from 55-400 tons. Moldworx has announced plans to begin offering white room moulding services for the medical industry, in addition to its contract manufacturing services that include overmoulding, heat staking, and the development of automation for product assembly and work-flow process design and engineering.

Moldworx has recently been making FDA approved face masks to help with the demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This began as the company was contacted via social media on Facebook by someone wanting to 3D print face masks through the #makethemasks movement. Moldworx was able to modify the original 3D printing file, create an injection moulded version, and then design and build the mould.

The masks are made from a pliable thermoplastic polyurethane material. This results in comfort fitting masks with reusable and replaceable FDA approved N95 filter elements. The mask accommodates these simple filter elements or a twist-on cartridge filter that is currently produced by W.L. Gore. So far, Moldworx has produced 2,000 masks to be donated to healthcare professionals in Arizona, and Jim Taylor, president and CEO of Moldworx, commented: “We estimate we can produce and ship 2,400 units a week with the ability to quadruple production if needed.”