I WROTE:

Hi Everybody,

I'm looking for a vendor to make some silicone parts for me.  The

silicone bit will be like a jacket on the outside of the product--like

those little bumper jackets they put on wii controllers.

Any leads would be much appreciated.  I'll compile and post.

Happy Spring!

chris

THE RESPONSES:

you might try hanaco. they make keypads but there's no reason they might not be be able to make your part. 

fred bould 

I would highly recommend trying Model Solution out of Korea. They have been fast, cheap, and high quality every time I've used them. I pretty much don't use anyone else anymore.

Danny Sung (overseassales@model-solution.com)

http://www.model-solution.com/

Good luck!

Carl Bettag

A friend of mine and fellow PD alum Mario Madrigal works at ProtoCafe (www.protocafe.com)...I know they have a pretty wide range of capabilities, but I'm pretty sure they could do something like this.

His email address is mario.madrigal@protocafe.com and his work number is 650.369.4678

Hope that helps!

-Stefan

Not sure if this is exactly what your looking for but, Erick Dunn is a local (SF) moldmaker whose made some good (relatively low tech) polyurethane parts for me from fdm originals.   I use him for prototyping.  His # is 4153683420.

Good luck!

Sam

For production, I recommend Advanced Engineering and Molding Technology.

They are molding a silicon pump seal for me right now.  They're in

Riverside, but offer pretty competitive pricing when you factor in import

duties on parts made in China.  The contact is:

Michael Bluff

(951) 653-8461

mbluff@aemt.com

Regards,

Ramon Alarcon

  Sam Homans