Deep cleaning
Removing built-up residue and release agent.
Tooling and part continuity · Tool refurbishment
Tool refurbishment.
A well-looked-after tool keeps making good parts for years. Refurbishment catches wear before it becomes a quality problem.
The detail
Maintenance, not heroics
Rubber moulding tools wear slowly: parting lines round off, vents clog, surface finishes dull and flash creeps up. The parts still come out, but each batch needs a bit more trimming.
Scheduled refurbishment — cleaning, re-polishing, vent clearing and replacing worn components — restores the tool before quality slips. We record what was done in the tool's history.
Where it fits
Refurbishment work
Surface restoration
Re-polishing or re-texturing cavity surfaces.
Component replacement
Worn pins, bushes and inserts replaced.
How we run it
How we handle it
Condition assessment
Wear measured and photographed.
Refurbishment plan
Work agreed with you, with the cost.
Work carried out
In-house or with our toolmaking partners.
Trial and sign-off
Parts checked against references before production.
To quote it
To quote it
Tool details
Photos and part drawings.
The symptom
Flash, finish, dimensions or damage.
Remaining life needed
How many more years.
Spare tooling
Whether production must continue during the work.
Questions
What people usually ask.
When should a tool be replaced instead?
When refurbishment cost approaches a new tool or wear affects critical features. We'll give you both options.
Can you refurbish tools made elsewhere?
Yes. See tool transfer.
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Tool transfer
Your supplier has closed, moved, or stopped being reliable. You own the tools. We'll take them in, check them, and get parts running again.
Open this variantTooling and part continuity overview
For parts that will be in production for years — components inside a device family, sealing parts on long-lived equipment, consumer parts…
Back to the overviewDesigned and developed in the UK. UK moulding capability, with some higher-volume production placed with trusted partners where that's the right commercial answer.
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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