The background of RGE Engineering

RGE has over 40 years experience in plastic injection moulding and toolmaking, a brief overview of our plastic injection moulding, tooling and design services is below:

    DESIGN

• RGE has been designing and manufacturing injection mould tools since 1963
• We have an extensive engineering and design department
• We specialise in design of metal replacement projects in high performance nylons
• We are the design house for some major bluechip companies
• Early supplier engagement specialists for innovation projects

    TOOLING

• RGE has been a toolmaker since 1963
• Tool making facilities in China (in-house tool trials) and Portugal
• We produce over 200 new tools per annum (80% in China)
• Tool design done by UK Headquarters based in Godmanchester
• Tools steels specified to European standards and certified
• Tool fixings and ancillaries are European specifications
• RGE warrantees tools 500,000 shots maintenance free for our own production
• Our tooling offer includes final texture/polish and transport from toolmakers to our UK Headquarters where they are commissioned for customer approval.

    PRODUCTION

• We have production facilities in UK x3, China, Lithuania and USA
• 143 Injection mould machines in group
• A press range of 15T to 1750T in group
• New gas injection manufacturing cell
• 2 Shot moulding manufacturing cell
• Pad printing specialists (laser etching technology pending)
• Ultrasonic and vibration welding equipment
• Large portfolio of polymers from major suppliers with global buying prices, with some grades we are the largest consumer in Europe.
• RGE produces circa 7 million mouldings per calendar month
• We are toolmakers and moulders for some major companies such as IKEA, Bosch Power Tool, Indesit Company, Schneider Electric and Siemens Magnet Technology