Custom Overmolding

Anti-slip, Shockproof, Sealing & Wear-resistant, Cost-effective Solution

Overview:We offer professional overmolding solutions that combine rigid engineering plastics with soft TPE/TPU or secondary hard materials in one integrated process. It creates parts with enhanced grip, impact resistance, and ergonomic comfort, eliminating assembly steps and improving product durability. We support design optimization, mold customization, prototyping, and mass production for consumer electronics, automotive, and household applications.

What is Overmolding ?

Overmolding is a mature secondary injection molding technology. The rigid base part is molded first, then soft materials are injected to fully cover its surface. It achieves seamless fusion under high temperature without adhesive bonding, greatly improving product grip, protection performance and layered appearance for functional plastic products.

Key Industries

  • Automotive
  • Medical Devices
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Home Appliances
  • Communications
  • Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Computer Peripherals
  • Precision Instruments
  • General Equipment

Overmolding Service & Capabilities

Soft-to-Hard Overmolding: Encapsulate rigid plastic or metal parts with TPE/TPU for grip, comfort, and sealing

Hard-to-Hard Overmolding: Combine two different rigid materials for multi-color or multi-functional parts

Ergonomic & Functional Design: Custom textures and shapes to improve user experience and product performance

Insert Integration: Combine overmolding with metal inserts to add strength and conductivity in one process

Prototype & Volume Production: From quick samples to high-volume manufacturing with consistent quality control

Our Overmolding Services

Two Shot Overmolding

It combines the advantages of two-color injection and overmolding technology. It realizes dual-color design and hard-soft wrapping forming at one time, with accurate positioning and neat color boundary. Perfect for mass production of high-grade appearance products.

Silicone Overmolding

Adopt silicone as outer wrapping material, featuring food safety grade, high temperature resistance, waterproof sealing, skin-friendly and anti-slip performance. Eco-friendly, non-toxic and anti-aging, widely used in baby products, kitchenware, medical devices and daily necessities.

Rubber Overmolding

Soft rubber overmolding owns strong elasticity, excellent shock absorption, great wear resistance and tear resistance. It is suitable for heavy-duty scenarios such as industrial tools, outdoor equipment and heavy grip accessories.

Plastic Overmolding

Adopt soft engineering plastic such as TPE and TPU for outer wrapping. It has high cost performance, rich color options and moderate flexibility, easy for mass production, which is the most common solution for consumer electronics and home appliance parts.

vermolding Materials & Processes

 Overmolding Silicone

Including common anti-slip silicone, food-grade silicone, medical-grade silicone, high-temperature resistant silicone and flame-retardant silicone. Soft, breathable, with excellent sealing, heat insulation and drop resistance, hardness and color can be customized.

Composite Overmolding Process

Multi-material layered composite wrapping process, supporting partial fixed-point overmolding and full coverage overmolding. It can realize anti-slip, sealing, heat insulation and insulation functions at the same time with highly flexible structural design.

Overmolding Plastic

Common rigid base plastic: ABS, PP, PC, PA66, POM, HIPS, PE. Features high hardness, stable structure, precise dimension and strong supporting force, used as internal framework to match all kinds of soft wrapping materials.

Low Pressure Overmolding

Low pressure and low speed injection molding with mild injection pressure, which will not damage tiny precision base parts. It effectively reduces internal stress and avoids deformation, cracking and whitening, ideal for thin-wall parts and fragile component overmolding.

Overmold Material Compatibility Chart

ABS + TPE / TPU

General grips & electronic housings

PP + Food Grade Silicone

Baby goods & kitchen utensils

PC + TPU

Drop-proof digital accessories & protective shells

PA + Soft Rubber

Industrial tools & wear-resistant parts

POM + TPE

Precision functional plastic components

HIPS + TPR

Affordable daily anti-slip products

CategoryMaterialsTypical Applications & Notes
Rigid Base ResinsABS, PC, PC/ABS, PA (Nylon), PBT, PP– ABS/PC/ABS: Common in electronics and appliances
 
– PA/PBT: High heat/chemical resistance for automotive parts
Overmold MaterialsTPE, TPU, Silicone, Soft PVC, Secondary Hard Resins (ABS/PC)– TPE/TPU: Soft-touch grips, seals, and anti-slip surfaces
 
– Silicone: High heat resistance and biocompatibility

Overmolding Surface Treatment Options (Post-Molding)

  • Painting & Coating: Matte/gloss spray, UV coating, soft-touch paint (applied to rigid base only, with masking for soft parts)
  • Silk-Screen / Pad Printing: Logos, text, and patterns on rigid or compatible soft surfaces
  • Laser Marking: Permanent part numbers and logos on rigid components (not recommended for soft materials)
  • Mold Texturing / Etching: Built-in grip patterns, anti-slip textures, and matte finishes on both hard and soft parts
  • Deburring & Polishing: Remove flash and improve edge smoothness for a clean finish

Production Capabilities

  • Low volume order: Support 100–500 pieces trial orders, fast prototype molds, sample delivery in 3–7 working days for product testing and validation
  • Medium volume order: 500–10,000 pieces, standard two-shot molds with stable production capacity and cost-effective pricing
  • Mass order: More than 10,000 pieces, multi-cavity molds with automated production lines to reduce unit cost for large-scale manufacturing

Overmolding Lead Time & MOQ

  • Sample lead time: 3–6 working days
  • Mold development cycle: 8–18 working days (two-shot mold with precise alignment)
  • Mass production delivery cycle: 5–8 working days for small batches, 10–20 working days for large batches
  • MOQ: No strict minimum order quantity, supporting prototype sampling and small trial orders to meet diverse customer needs

Overmolding Process

❶ Product structure design and professional DFM evaluation

❷ Rigid base mold production and base part injection

❸ Semi-finished product surface cleaning and pre-treatment

❹ Accurate positioning of base parts inside overmold

❺ Soft material injection for full wrapping

❻ Constant temperature cooling and tight material fusion

❼ Mold ejection, trimming and full appearance inspection

❽ Finished product packaging and delivery

Core Advantages

Strong Material Bonding

Optimized material pairing and surface preparation ensure reliable adhesion between layers, preventing delamination

Custom Mold Design

Precision molds with advanced runner and venting systems to handle two-shot molding challenges

Dual-Material Expertise

Deep experience in matching rigid and soft materials to meet mechanical, thermal, and tactile requirements

Integrated Process Control

Strict quality checks at every stage to ensure dimensional accuracy and consistent part quality

Cost & Assembly Reduction

Eliminates secondary assembly steps and improves product reliability

Full-Support Service

From DFM analysis and mold making to prototyping and mass production, with dedicated project management

Frequently Asked Questions

We adopt compatible matched materials and standard molding process to avoid peeling, delamination and cracking in long-term use.

Low pressure overmolding is most suitable for thin-wall parts, tiny structural parts and easy-deformation fragile plastic products.

Silicone can be perfectly combined with PP, ABS, PC and other plastics for stable and safe overmolding production.

Two shot overmolding owns higher precision and better integrated appearance for high-end products, while ordinary overmolding is more cost-effective for common functional goods.

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Overmolding Examples

Industry Application

Consumer Electronics & Smart Home

Create comfortable, non-slip grips and protective parts that enhance both ergonomics and aesthetics.

Automotive Interior

Manufacture soft-touch trim and functional components with vibration-damping properties for improved comfort and safety.

Medical Devices

Produce biocompatible, non-irritating handles and seals that meet strict hygiene and regulatory requirements.

Kitchen & Bathroom Appliances

Combine hard and soft materials for water-resistant, easy-to-grip parts ideal for daily use in humid environments.