A rapidly evolving discipline The industrial expertise of the A Raymond Network lies in 2 main technologies, the transformation of spring steel and plastic injection moulding. Innovation is expressed not only through the design of the fastenings but also in their process or in their usage. Some examples : the manufacture of steel clips for automotive interior (grab handles) is totally adapted as metal resists better than plastic extremes and variations in temperature, and does not creep under stress. So called “sequential” plastic injection makes it possible to manufacture large items such as channels. Duplicate moulding enables the combination of both plastic and metal. Our 3rd technology, Techbond® structural bonding offers a unique combination of mechanical and chemical properties Metal Production of metal fasteners - Technical clip fasteners - Spring steel brackets : optimised for lightweight and integrated clip functions Design and manufacture of production tools Manufacturing and transformation technologies - Cutting, deep drawing, bending - Heat treatment - Surface coating - Automated assembly Plastic Production of plastic fasteners - Technical clip fasteners - Components for quick connectors - Cable channels - Windscreen wash nozzles - Bi-injection fasteners and AR-Bag® Design and manufacture of production moulds Manufacturing technologies - Injection and bi-injection - Computerised production lines - Automated assembly of quick connectors in a clean room and other specific assemblies (e.g. nozzles) - Advanced Assembly Expertise; Ray-nice® [Nonstop Injected Clip Equipment], adhesive application units,… Techbond® structural adhesive Research and Development of Techbond® adhesives - Structural adhesive systems applied directly to fastening parts - Formulation, development and production of Techbond® adhesives by the Raybond company Production of Techbond® adhesives - Production of Techbond® adhesives directly pre-applied to fasteners - Design and delivery of "turnkey bonding systems" Global project management, from the design stage to the process stage - Validation of prototype and product - Design of bonding elements and choice of adhesive - Installation and launch of process on customers site