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Introduction on Out Mold Decoration

Out Mold Decoration (OMD) is an extension and improvement technologies of IMD process. OMD enables decoration not only for plastic products but also for glasses, metals, ceramics and any other materials.

OMD technology combines vision, touch and functionality processes which also enables the metalized, three-dimensional covering.OMD technology also helps product designer to enrich the degree of freedom products, plentiful product appearance and quality.

Out mode decoration also defines as dry paint coating process which helps to resolve the environmental problem locally and also decrease the investing cost on equipment.

Comparison

Comparison item	OMD		IMD		Spraying	Water transfer/Thermal transfer
Comparison item	OMF	OMR	IMF	IMR	Spraying	Water transfer/Thermal transfer
Metal result	5	5	5	5	3	2
High definition graphic	5	5	5	5	-	3
Hardness on product surface	B-H	H-6H	2H	H	3H	2H
3D tactile impression	5	5	3	2	-	-
Full Figure vein vines	5	5	3	3	-	-
Recycle Processes Level	High	High	Middle	High	Low	Low
Flexibility to different source material	4	3	3	1	5	5
Material requirement on Surface	Low	Low	-	-	Hight	Low
Process yield rate	90%	90%	75%	95%	85%	85%
Tooling Cost	Low	Low	Hight	Hight	Middle	Middle
Production Cost/per Unit	Middle	Middle	Hight	Low	Low	Low
Metal Material Applications	OK	OK	-	-	OK	OK

Note:5 = best result, 1= worst result

Process

‧ OMF(Forming Film)
OMF film has formed so that trimming process is necessary

‧ OMR(Release Film)
In OMR, film is able to be released and no trimming process is required.

‧ OMD
Out-Mold Decoration (OMD) is an extension and improvement technologies of IMD process. Fongshin OMD technology enables decoration not only for plastic products but also for metals, plastic and other materials. Fongshin uses a fully automatic production process to make high quality and high resolution decoration films. As one of the most mature and advanced surface decoration technologies, Fongshin OMD significantly lower the cost on materials, manpower and time, making it possible for Fongshin’s customers to achieve high efficiency and particular while producing environmental friendly products

Advantage

Compare with IMR, OMR process provides better solutions on different products.

IMR weakness

OMR strength

Limitation on appearance curvature
- Specific IMR tooling machine to sync with tooling machine is required.
- Tooling cost is high but failed rate is also high
- MOQ required
- Limitation for designer to create differences of the products
- Could not apply on Metal

- Able to apply on Metal
- Easy to work on the lower curvature and higher depth products
- No limited to work out of line and not to be limited any specific machine
- Making or designing tooling is as easy as tradition tooling design
- MOQ requirement is far away from the requirement of using IMR process
- Better Tactile impression
- Failed rate is much lower than IMR/IMF process
- Not required process of Spraying and Surface hardness meets up to 2H

IMF weakness

OMF strength

- High production cost (multiple tooling is required)
- Lack of choice of Ink
- High-pressure molding and trimming technology is critical to control
- Failed rate is high
- Could not apply on Metal

- Able to apply on Metal
- Production cost is much lower than IMF
- Injection first and then Cladding without ink charge issue which decrease the production failed rate
- After foaming skills，foaming and trimming process is easy to control.
- smaller curve and heigh dimension products are easy to make
- No limited to work out of line and not to be limited any specific machine
- MOQ requirement is far away from the requirement of using IMR process
- Better Tactile impression

In general, OMD process is better than IMD

- Capable to be used on non- plastic material including metal, glass, fiber glass and high temperature materials.
- Resolved Inner corner, under cut issue
- Stereo tactile could be remained on products after foaming
- Perfectly used on 3D products or bigger size products.

Out Mold Decoration Applications

OMD film can provide a variety of decorative appearance, hair, visual and tactile effect to achieve, metallic, matte,3D three-dimensional lines of pearl, leather touch, wood trim on a variety of effects devices via the OMD high pressure, vacuum forming coating of metal / Mg, Al, plastic, fiberglass or glass outer layer of body parts. Basically, OMF process required trimming is processes but OMF is capable to be used on products that required high extensibility (over 20mm). OMR-only need to remove the film without trimming. Products that do not require high extensibility (below 10mm) will be recommended.

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