RICO Elastomere Projecting GmbH is an Austrian precision mold maker and injection molder founded in 1994 and headquartered in Thalheim bei Wels. Employing approximately 300 professionals at its Austrian location, RICO is the flagship member of the RICO Group, which joined the internationally operating Semperit Group in 2023.
RICO specializes in high-volume single- and multi-component injection molding of liquid silicone rubber (LSR), high-temperature vulcanizing silicone (HTV), and technical plastics. The company manufactures several billion parts each year on fully automated, 24/7 production cells.
- Location: Thalheim bei Wels, Upper Austria
- Ownership: Subsidiary of Semperit AG Holding
- Cleanroom facilities: ISO Class 7 and ISO Class 8 cleanrooms for medical and sanitary components
- Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, and IATF 16949-compliant manufacturing cells
RICO offers turnkey mass manufacturing and tooling solutions for elastomer and hybrid components:
- High-Volume Injection Molding: Automated 24/7 production producing billions of components annually with minimal flash/burrs and zero waste or post-processing requirements.
- Multi-Component & Overmolding: 2K and multi-component injection molding combining silicone with rigid thermoplastics or overmolding silicone onto plastic and metal inserts, featuring automated insert feeding and surface pre-treatment.
- Assembly Injection Molding: Integrated production combining molding and automated component assembly in-cell, eliminating secondary finishing and manual assembly lines.
- In-House Toolmaking & Automation: Precision 2K injection mold construction, cold runner systems, automated demolding handling, and proprietary in-house hardening technology via subsidiary HTR GmbH.
- Cleanroom Molding: Dedicated cleanroom cells for medical device, diagnostic, and life science applications under DIN ISO Class 7 and 8 specifications.
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