Enclosure seals with features
Seals with locating pegs, pull tabs and moulded-in labels.
Gaskets and seals · Bespoke gaskets
Bespoke gaskets and seals.
Some seals don't fit any category. A seal that wraps a corner, locates on pegs, seals two faces and doubles as a cushion. Those are the seals we enjoy most.
The detail
Designed around the housing
Bespoke seals usually come from product designers who have run out of space. The seal has to do several jobs in a tight envelope, and a standard part won't fit.
We work from your housing CAD, suggest a seal geometry that can be moulded and demoulded cleanly, and prototype it before steel. It's often the most engineering-heavy work we do, and the most satisfying.
Where it fits
Examples of bespoke seals
Multi-face seals
One part sealing a lid and a cable entry at once.
Boots and covers
Flexible covers that seal and protect moving parts.
How we run it
How we develop them
Housing review
We look at the whole assembly, not just the seal.
Seal concept
A mouldable geometry proposed with parting line and demould path.
Prototype round
Parts from a prototype tool tested in your housing.
Production tool
Compression or LSR, depending on volume and finish.
To quote it
To quote it
Housing CAD
The whole assembly if possible.
Sealing requirement
Water, dust, pressure, or all three.
Assembly method
How the seal goes in on your line.
Volumes
Pilot and production.
At a glance
The idea in a picture.
From drawing to delivered parts
- 01Drawing or sampleYour part and where it is used
- 02Material and routeCompound and process agreed
- 03PrototypeReal parts to test
- 04Sign-offYou approve the samples
- 05Production toolBuilt for your volumes
- 06Batches and checksInspected and delivered
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Questions
What people usually ask.
Will you design the seal for us?
Yes, we'll propose a geometry and refine it with your team. You own the resulting design for your product.
How many prototype rounds are normal?
One or two for most bespoke seals. Complex multi-function seals sometimes take three.
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Get in touch
Tell us the part, the volume, and the timeline.
Rough annual volume, target unit price, and any deadlines. That's enough to work out whether compression, LSR injection or something else is the right tool.
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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