{"id":27800,"date":"2026-03-05T17:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/our-test-laboratory-services\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:39:45","slug":"our-test-laboratory-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/our-test-laboratory-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Our test laboratory services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27800\" class=\"elementor elementor-27800 elementor-27760\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14313986 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14313986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85963ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-hero-banner\" data-id=\"85963ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hero-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-banner\" style=\"--background-color: #F2F3F6;\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content-left\"><ul class=\"semantic-list hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item\"><a class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item\"><span class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item-link\">Our test laboratory services<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h1 class=\"hero-banner__title\">Our test laboratory services  <\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__content-right\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content-right-text\"><p>Do you have specific technical requirements related to your industry? Knauf Industries' testing laboratory provides support for <strong>development projects to validate the performance of technical components currently being designed<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"buttons-container\">                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/contact-us\/\"\n                    class=\"button button--primary button--arrow\"\n                    target=\"_self\"\n                    rel=\"\">\n                    Make an appointment with an expert                <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"hero-banner__media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Header-3-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"400\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b417c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"5b417c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-1-2-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">A team dedicated to prototyping your parts<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>prototyping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is one of the most important stages in the process of designing custom plastic parts. It enables <\/span><b>validate technical choices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before manufacturing and production launch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To this end, our test laboratory carries out :<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From<\/span><b> CNC-milled prototypes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> milling, enabling us to produce parts machined from the final material with a high level of dimensional accuracy;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From <\/span><b>3D printing prototypes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to validate design and assembly;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Small series of molded parts for functional testing;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From <\/span><b>mechanical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dimensional and ageing tests;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From <\/span><b>quality control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and failure analysis. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manufacturing and testing conditions enable us, right from the design phase, to identify potential defects, adjust wall thickness if necessary, reduce material flow and optimize development time. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"buttons-container\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/contact-us\/\"\n                                    class=\"link link--arrow\"\n                                    target=\"_self\"\n                                    rel=\"\">\n                                    Exchange about my project                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f5e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"f1f5e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-2-1-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">State-of-the-art equipment for your project<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our test laboratory uses high-precision technological equipment to ensure the quality of plastic parts and the validation of designs. In particular, we have <\/span><b>numerical simulation tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to optimize design.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main prototyping technique used today is <\/span><b>CNC milling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This technology enables parts to be machined directly into the final material with a<\/span><b> high level of precision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and achieve <\/span><b>tight tolerances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As a result, the prototype faithfully reflects the final design.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also have <\/span><b>3D printers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for rapid production of geometric prototypes and pre-production tooling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the prototype has been manufactured, we can use <\/span><b>a variety of test equipment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to measure mechanical strength, impact, deformation or thermal resistance, as well as analysis using a <\/span><b>3D scanner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> analysis for dimensional control.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using these technological solutions, our test laboratory is able to <\/span><b>validate or not the choice of materials and geometry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">surface finish and tolerances, and measure the impact of design <\/span><b>measure the impact of design on production costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and, ultimately, ensure fast, reliable <\/span><b>reliable fine-tuning.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With our plastic parts design service, don't let your challenges get in the way, with parts development that meets your specific requirements.  <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309ec98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"309ec98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-3-2-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Steps in our in-house design process<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our <\/span><b>testing and prototyping laboratory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> collaborates with Knauf Industries' R&amp;D department (IDLAB) and our in-house design office (Customer Success) to ensure the design of parts adapted to your specifications. This entire process is carried out in several stages by our dedicated teams, always working together within their respective areas of expertise:<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128ce5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"128ce5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-4-2-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">The development process at Knauf Industries<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><h3><strong>1. Analysis of needs and specifications  <\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Functional study of the part<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identification of technical and economic constraints<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Definition of quality and service life requirements<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3><strong>2. 3D design and modeling  <\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technical drawing and design concept<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Definition of physical criteria such as wall thickness<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simulation of manufacturing using the selected process<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3><strong>3. Material selection and optimization<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selection of raw materials<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comparison of mechanical properties  <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optimization of part structure and weight<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bf8fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"55bf8fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-5-3-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\"><\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><h3><strong>4. Prototyping and testing<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3D printing or pre-production<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mechanical and dimensional testing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fault analysis and technical validation<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3><strong>5. Industrialization<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development of the manufacturing process<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cycle time validation  <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Production launch  <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Knauf Industries, you benefit from <\/span><b>from A to Z<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the design of plastic parts and genuine <\/span><b>expertise in prototyping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span> <\/p><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f81fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"76f81fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Photo-6-2-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Our post-design manufacturing processes<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the prototype and technical design have been validated, we implement the manufacturing processes best suited to your project.<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><h3><strong>Plastic injection molding<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Injection molding is the main manufacturing process for technical plastic parts. <\/span><b>high-volume production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">high <\/span><b>high dimensional accuracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as well as <\/span><b>repeatability and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and part quality. <\/span> <\/p><p> <\/p><h3><strong>Alveolar molding<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This technique enables us to produce <\/span><b>lighter parts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">while maintaining high <\/span><b>mechanical strength<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is ideal for reducing the weight of parts, limiting raw material consumption and, as a result, improving overall project profitability. <\/span> <\/p><p> <\/p><h3><strong>Thermoforming<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thermoforming is our ideal solution for manufacturing<\/span><b> parts for the agri-food sector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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