From idea to marketable product

The development center of OBERHOFER Kunststofftechnik is the place to go for custom plastic products – it bundles our core competencies in prototype construction, toolmaking and special engineering.

OBERHOFER will analyze the customers’ product ideas, identify the best material(s) for every application, create a viable product design, manufacture functional prototypes, build the required injection molding tools and determine the machines and peripheral equipment that are needed for production.

This overall concept, which guarantees a perfect balance of cost-effectiveness and maximum product quality, is then seamlessly integrated in OBERHOFER’s plastics production facility or prepared for integration in the customer’s own facility.

Prototype construction
OBERHOFER uses its own state-of-the-art 3D printers to create functional prototypes made of ABS and PLA using the FDM (fused deposition modeling) process. The printers are supplemented by 3D scanners that allow us to scan products on site and then immediately recreate them on a 3D printer.
Toolmaking
OBERHOFER can rely on its long-standing experience in toolmaking to design, plan and manufacture both complex series tools and experimental tools. Our in-house toolmaking unit guarantees short response times when it comes to the maintenance and repair of the tools in our own production facility.