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jacuzzi app

Components:

Eight cavity mold, acrylic plastic, gold pad printing, chrome plating.

Application:

Jacuzzi bathtub and shower units.

Challenge:

Creating a cost-effective nameplate to withstand the destructive elements inherent in the application environment.

Solution:

GM Nameplate built a multi-cavity mold and replaced the chrome plating of the original design with a spray chrome paint that is cost-effective and durable in high heat and humidity environments.

espresso

Components:

4-color process graphic overlay, membrane switch & steel sub-panel.

Application:

Control panel for Acorto computerized retail espresso machine.

Challenge:

This beverage application creates a heat and moisture rich environment that is not always friendly to membrane switch technology.

Solution:

GM Nameplate engineered this product to vent properly. Our design allows switch operation, in a closed environment relative to humidity entering, through innovative membrane construction allowing air to bleed through vents from cavity to cavity but not to the outside environment.

overdrive

truetemp app

Components:

Non-tactile keypad.

Application:

Oven range user interface.

Challenge:

Environmental specifications for the various appliance divisions from refrigeration to ranges were minutely different, making compliance to the standards time-consuming and complicated.

Solution:

GM Nameplate worked with the independent testing agency that tests the membranes to standardize the environmental specifications for all the different products, eliminating wasted time and resources.

whirlpool app

Components:

5 mil polypropylene film inlay applied during the molding process.

Application:

Instruction panel for high-end consumer appliance.

Challenge:

Finding the inks and printing method to maintain the integrity of the graphics (without ink-blowout) and to withstand the harsh conditions of the molding process.Creating a perfect bond between the film and the resinm, as well as maintaining very tight print tolerances, also added to the challenge.

Solution:

GM Nameplate performed several rounds of testing on different materials and inks to find the right combination. Our research and development, combined with our molding expertise, defined our commitment to innovative solutions. GM Nameplate is the very first company to create an inmold decorated instruction panel with indestructible graphics and no need for an adhesive layer.