C-MOULD TECHNOLOGY

WHO ARE WE

C-Mould Technology

C-Mould is Carclo’s next-generation modular tooling system — a production-intent platform designed to accelerate product development while maintaining the performance, stability and precision of a full production mould.

What we make

Built around a universal bolster and interchangeable tooling modules, C-Mould enables rapid design iteration, early
production-representative moulding and scalable, high-quality part manufacture from the very first shots.
Where traditional modular systems are single-cavity, compromise-driven and primarily suited to low-volume
prototyping, C-Mould delivers something fundamentally diﬀerent: multi-cavity, hot-runner, conformally-cooled,
retaining the flexibility of early-stage development and speed of commercially viable volume production.

How we make it

C-Mould is engineered from the ground up to remove the trade-oﬀ between speed and production accuracy.

Key features of the system include:

• Universal bolster & modular inserts

• Four full-performance scalable cavities

• Direct-feed hot runner architecture

• Integrated conformal cooling

• Scalable tool philosophy

The result is a tooling pathway that accelerates every stage of development, delivering rapid iteration without compromising manufacturability.

4-cavity modular bolster with interchangeable cavity/core plates
Direct-feed hot runner system
3D-printed conformal cooling
Side-action and core-pull insert compatibility
Standardised gate designs reflecting production-intent tooling
Material versatility across full spectrum polymers
Suitable for cleanroom moulding
Rapid changeover architecture enabling fast iteration cycles
Dimensional performance consistent with full production tooling
Supports process window development and DOE execution
Compatible with automation for feeding, part handling and inspection

Materials & Typical programmes

Produced from high quality precision tool steels C-Mould supports the full spectrum of medical, engineering & filled polymer grades.

C-Mould’s design & build ensures freedom for all your resin selection decisions.

Recent investments

Carclo has invested heavily in the design, build and aquisition of C-Mould to deliver a strategic capability in product development and high precision scalable production:

• Installation of modular sysrem infrastructure and capacity

• Conformal-cooling design and manufacturing capabilities

• Simulation software and thermal modelling

• Hot-runner systems tuned for modular platforms

• Advanced FANUC all-electric moulding cells

• Integration into the LifeTech Solutions innovation framework

These investments position C-Mould as a central enabling technology for Innovation Solutions.

Why it matters

Speed-to-market and development certainty are critical. Customers often face a slow, expensive transition from

early prototyping to production tooling — with repeated redesigns, changing part behaviour and revalidation loops.

C-Mould eliminates this disconnect because it:

Delivers production-representative moulding far earlier in the development process
Enables rapid design evolution without compromising tool performance
Reduces development cost by avoiding repeated rebuilds of full steel tools
Allows customers to see statistical variation and cavity reproducibility early
Provides earlier insight into manufacturability, robustness and scale-up risk
Supports a clear, scalable pathway from idea → prototype → validation → production
Accelerates time-to-market while increasing confidence in product performance

For LifeTech Solutions and for customers search for agility without sacrificing quality — C-Mould is one of Carclo’s most enabling technologies.