Drawing and requirement
Your drawing, the material requirement and any fire, smoke or toxicity specification.
Sector · rail and transport
For rail and transport manufacturers.
Seals, gaskets, pads and profiles for rolling stock, buses and specialist vehicles, made to your drawing with the paperwork the programme asks for.
Who this is for
Elastomer parts for long-life vehicles.
Rail and transport programmes run for decades. The elastomer parts inside them, such as door and window seals, equipment-case gaskets, anti-vibration pads and cable grommets, have to perform for years and still be available as spares long after the first build.
We make these parts against your drawing in silicone and other elastomers, and keep the tooling and specification on file so later batches match the parts you approved.
Fire performance
Fire performance and documentation.
Interior and some exterior parts on railway vehicles often need to meet EN 45545-2 requirements for fire behaviour, at a hazard level set by the vehicle's operating category. Other transport sectors have their own specifications.
Where your drawing calls for a fire-performance requirement, we specify a compound whose supplier holds test reports for that requirement, and supply those reports with the parts. We don't certify parts ourselves, and we'll tell you plainly if a requirement needs testing on the finished part.
How we work
From drawing to repeat batches.
Compound selection
A compound with the test data your specification needs, confirmed before tooling.
Tooling
Compression, transfer or injection tools, or an extrusion die for profiles.
First-off inspection
Dimensional and visual checks against the drawing, shared with you for approval.
Documentation pack
Compound test reports, certificate of conformity and batch record.
Spares continuity
Tooling and specification kept so later batches match the approved part.
Questions
What buyers ask us.
Can you supply EN 45545-2 compliant silicone parts?
We can specify compounds whose supplier holds EN 45545-2 test reports for the relevant requirement and hazard level, and supply those reports with the parts. Some programmes also need testing on the finished part, which we'll flag.
Do you make extruded seals and profiles?
Yes. We supply extruded silicone profiles cut to length or joined, as well as moulded seals and gaskets.
Can you support spares for older vehicles?
Yes. We can reverse-engineer a worn part, or keep your tooling and specification for repeat spares batches.
Next step
Send us the drawing and the specification.
We'll confirm the compound and documentation before we quote tooling.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Products, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Part of TCI GroupFive specialist brands, one engineering team. Visit TCI Group.
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