Qinbrolly

Umbrella plastic part

Rib Tip Cap

Overview

Made by
Qinxi in-house
Materials
PP, PE, TPE, Nylon
Finish options
Natural / matched colour, Matte or gloss texture, Custom Pantone colour

Manufacturing process & quality control points

Qinxi in-houseSupply-chain supportIn-house or supply chain
  1. 1

    Mould development

    Qinxi in-houseMold & Tooling

    Multi-cavity mould tooled to the rib end profile; a cap that is loose will fall off and let the rib puncture the canopy.

    Quality control points

    • Cap bore fit to rib end · Dry fit on rib samples from the current batch · First article
  2. 2

    Injection moulding

    Qinxi in-houseInjection Molding

    PP or PE injected, TPE for soft versions. Colour is matched to the frame or the canopy.

    Quality control points

    • Dimension · Caliper / gauge per drawing · First article + 1 pc per 2 h
    • Colour · Compare against approved swatch under D65 light · Per batch
  3. 3

    Deflashing

    Qinxi in-houseSurface Finishing

    Gate burr removed; sharp edges on a tip cap are a safety defect.

    Quality control points

    • Sharp edge / burr · Visual + tactile check · 100%
  4. 4

    Pull-off test

    Qinxi in-houseAssembly

    Caps are pressed onto ribs and pulled. A cap pulled off in service exposes a sharp rib end.

    Quality control points

    • Pull-off resistance · Pull test to agreed spec (e.g. no pull-off at specified force) · 5 pcs per batch
    • Tip radius (safety) · Visual / radius gauge, no sharp point · 100%

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