Mold for Upright Kitchen Refrigerator (UMD-KR-1900) is a ISO 9001 / CE-certified قوالب معدات التبريد product manufactured by UREXCEED. Lead time: 50 – 85 days. MOQ: 1 set. Key applications: Commercial 2-door upright refrigerator (catering market), Commercial 4-door upright refrigerator (restaurants, hotels), Commercial 6-door upright refrigerator (central kitchens), Dual-temperature upright (refrigerator + freezer combo), Stainless steel kitchen vertical freezer, Bakery walk-up upright refrigerator, School / hospital cafeteria upright refrigerator, Convenience store back-room upright refrigerator.

Mold for Upright Kitchen Refrigerator

UMD-KR-1900

Mold for Upright Kitchen Refrigerator

Refrigerator mould (mold) for upright kitchen refrigerator cabinets — cast aluminium PU foaming mould for commercial 2-door / 4-door / 6-door upright stainless kitchen refrigerators. Up to 1,900 × 900 × 2,000 mm. Designed for energy-efficient deep cavities and long mould life.

مدة التسليم
50 – 85 days
الحد الأدنى للطلب
1 set

المواصفات

Target Product
Upright kitchen refrigerator (commercial 2-door / 4-door / 6-door stainless)
Cabinet Size Capacity
Up to 1,900 × 900 × 2,000 mm
Mould Material
Cast aluminium alloy ZL105 / LY12
Mould Working Temperature
40 – 60°C
Curing Time
6 – 20 min (adjustable)
Foaming Medium
POL mixed with HCFC-141b / cyclopentane / HFC-245fa + ISO
Cabinet Variants
2-door / 4-door / 6-door upright (single or dual temperature)
Liner Profile Support
Deep cavity for energy-efficient liner thickness
Cavity Precision
±0.05 mm
Cooling Channels
Integrated water-cooled circuits, top-and-bottom zone control
Mounting
Refrigerator mold fixture compatible
Lead Time
50 – 85 days
MOQ
1 set

التطبيقات

  • Commercial 2-door upright refrigerator (catering market)
  • Commercial 4-door upright refrigerator (restaurants, hotels)
  • Commercial 6-door upright refrigerator (central kitchens)
  • Dual-temperature upright (refrigerator + freezer combo)
  • Stainless steel kitchen vertical freezer
  • Bakery walk-up upright refrigerator
  • School / hospital cafeteria upright refrigerator
  • Convenience store back-room upright refrigerator

الشهادات

ISO 9001CE

Why we organize moulds by refrigerator cabinet type, not by mould technology

Most mould suppliers list their catalog by "vacuum forming mould / foaming mould / door mould" — the way the mould works. We list ours by "chest freezer / cake cabinet / chef base / island freezer / kitchen refrigerator / display cabinet" — the cabinet you sell. That's on purpose.

Cabinet that the UMD-KR-1900 mould produces — reference image from UREXCEED catalog §03
Reference cabinet image — produced by customers using this mould (catalog §03)

Buyer mental model

Refrigerator factories don't buy "a foaming mould" — they buy "a mould that makes my 350L chest freezer". The cabinet drives every dimension; the mould technology is a means to an end.

One-stop cabinet → mould match

When a buyer sends us a cabinet drawing, we map it to one of the six families in 30 minutes. The right mould is the one designed around that cabinet family, not a generic one we adapt.

Template library depth

Across the six families, we have hundreds of cavity templates accumulated over 30 years. Your "new" cabinet design probably maps to a template within 2–5% — which means a 45-day mould instead of an 80-day mould.

Whole-line fit

Each family carries its own optimal foaming machine spec, fixture clamping force, and PU recipe density. When you buy the mould, you also get a complete recommendation for the rest of the foaming line.

Cabinet models this mould produces

This mould is designed for the specific cabinet SKUs below. Each row is a real factory output — temperature class, capacity, compressor, refrigerant and overall dimensions are field-tested. Use this table to match your target cabinet to the right mould configuration.

Cabinet model Variant Temperature (°C) Volume (L) Power (W) Weight (kg) Compressor Refrigerant Size (mm)
CFD-40D2F-K 2-door freezing -23 to -18 900 740 150 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1210 × 805 × 1950
CFD-60D3F-K 3-door freezing -23 to -18 1395 1033 200 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1820 × 805 × 1950
CFR-40D4F (HB) Air-cooled refrigeration · Engineering Version -2 to 10 925 330 115 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1210 × 805 × 1950
CFR-60D6F (HB) Air-cooled refrigeration · Engineering Version -2 to 10 1430 500 155 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1820 × 805 × 1950
CFS-40N4HF (HB) Dual-temp air-cooled · Engineering 0–10 | ≤-21 782 586 116 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1210 × 805 × 1950
CFS-60N6HF (HB) Dual-temp air-cooled · Engineering 0–10 | ≤-21 1215 1015 156 DONPER / WANBAO R290 1820 × 805 × 1950

Source: UREXCEED catalog §07 OEM/ODM cabinet series. Engineering drawing below shows front / side / end views with dimension callouts. Custom cabinet sizes outside this range supported with 7-day quote — send us your cabinet drawing.

Engineering drawing — front / side / end views with dimension callouts for UMD-KR-1900 cabinet series
Multi-view engineering drawing — extracted from UREXCEED catalog §07 OEM/ODM cabinet series. Front view / side view / end view with dimension callouts.

Cast aluminium ZL105 / LY12 — why this material wins for refrigerator moulds

Some mould suppliers use steel, others use forged aluminium. We use cast aluminium ZL105 with LY12 reinforcement. Here's the engineering reasoning.

Thermal conductivity

Thermal conductivity ~150 W/m·K — four times better than P20 steel. Heat transfers fast and evenly across the cavity, which keeps foam cure consistency tight and lets you run shorter cycles.

Machinability

Aluminium machines fast on CNC. We hold ±0.05 mm cavity precision routinely, with a 3-axis CNC mill — steel cavities of the same geometry need a 5-axis machine and 2× the machining time.

Weight

Half the density of steel. A 2.5 m island freezer mould weighs ~1,800 kg in cast aluminium vs ~5,500 kg in steel. Easier handling on the fixture, cheaper transport, less stress on the lifting drive.

Cost balance

Aluminium itself is more expensive per kg than mild steel, but the machining and handling savings net out cheaper for refrigerator cabinets. Steel is still cheaper for shapes that don't need precision (frame structures, fixture columns), so we use Q235 steel there.

The trade-off

The trade-off: aluminium dents if you drop it. Operator handling discipline matters — we ship every mould with a handling/maintenance manual and train your team during commissioning.

How we engineer the cavity — geometry, cooling, venting

The "mould" is really three things wrapped into one: the cavity that shapes the foam, the cooling channels that pull heat out, and the gates/vents that control how the foam flows in and air flows out. We design each one around your specific cabinet.

  1. 1

    Cavity design — start from cabinet CAD

    Your cabinet DWG / STEP / IGES file goes in. We back-engineer the cavity geometry with 1.5–2 mm draft angles where needed, accounting for foam shrinkage during cure (~0.3% linear for refrigerator-grade PU).

  2. 2

    Cooling channel layout — even heat extraction

    Channels run 15–25 mm below the cavity surface, spaced 80–120 mm apart. We CFD-simulate water flow to ensure no hot spots (which cause foam over-cure) or cold spots (which cause under-cure). Channels are red copper for thermal conductivity.

  3. 3

    Gate and vent placement — control the foam flow

    For most refrigerator cabinets, one gate at the bottom-center plus 3–6 vents at the cabinet top corners. For long cabinets (island freezer, kitchen refrigerator), we use a single gun head, one-end horizontal filling — the foam flows uniformly from one end, vents push air out the other end, no trapped pockets.

  4. 4

    Mounting and fixture interface

    Mould bolts to our refrigerator mold fixture (catalog §04) at standard 8-point or 12-point bolt patterns. For non-standard fixtures, we fabricate adapter plates in 7–10 days.

Curing time, mould temperature, and PU recipe — how they connect

Most "my cycle is too slow" complaints trace back to one of three settings: mould temperature, PU recipe gel time, or cooling channel coverage. Here's how we tune them.

Cabinet typeMould tempPU gel timeDemould cycle
Chest freezer (220–800L)45–55°C40–60s6–10 min
Cake / display cabinet45–55°C35–50s6–15 min
Refrigerated workbench (2–4 door)45–55°C50–70s8–20 min
Island freezer (2–3 m)50–55°C70–90s12–20 min
Kitchen refrigerator (4–6 door)50–55°C60–80s12–20 min
Glass-door display cabinet45–55°C35–50s6–15 min

If you want a faster cycle, the first lever is mould temp (push from 45°C toward 55°C — gains 20–30% on cure time). Second lever is the PU recipe (faster amine catalyst — gains another 20–40%). Third lever is the cooling layout (which we may need to redesign if it's been bolted on as an afterthought).

How the mould pairs with the rest of the foaming line

A mould doesn't work in isolation. The matched setup is mould + fixture + foaming machine + PU recipe. We can supply all four — or one, or any subset — but here's how they fit together.

Mold fixture

The mould bolts to a refrigerator mold fixture (catalog §04). The fixture clamps the mould halves at 1–5 tons, heats the platen to 30–70°C, and lifts/lowers between cycles. Our fixture is mounting-compatible with all six mould models.

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PU foaming machine

PU is injected through the gate by either a high-pressure cyclopentane machine (energy-class A++/A+++ refrigerators) or a low-pressure machine (small cabinets like wine cabinet variants). The catalog §05 PU machines have already been calibrated against these moulds.

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PU recipe

The PU recipe lives in the §05 raw materials catalog. The recipe family (cyclopentane high-pressure / HFC-245fa standard / HFO low-GWP) is chosen by the cabinet's target market and energy class. We pre-tune the recipe to the mould geometry and the fixture's heated platen profile.

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One supplier accountability

When all four come from us, you have one supplier accountable for foam quality. When something's off, we can't pass blame between mould, fixture, machine and chemicals — and you don't have to mediate between four vendors.

Customization capability — your cabinet, our mould

Every mould we ship is customized to your specific cabinet drawing. We don't sell off-the-shelf moulds — but we don't start from scratch either. Here's what we customize and how.

Cabinet geometry & size

Cabinet shape & dimensions — start from your DWG / STEP / IGES file. Custom cavity geometry from 120 L household up to 800 L commercial cabinet. Curved-glass front, faceted body, multi-door layouts all supported.

Cavity count per mould

Cavity count per mould — 1-cavity (R&D / small batch) / 2-cavity (300–800 units/day) / 4-cavity (1,000+ units/day). Higher cavity counts increase mould capex but cut per-cabinet cycle time.

Fixture interface

Mounting bolt pattern — standard 8-point or 12-point that matches our refrigerator mold fixture (catalog §04). Non-standard fixtures: we fabricate adapter plates in 7–10 days.

Cooling scheme

Cooling channel layout — water-cooled (standard, fast cycle) or air-cooled (rare, only for low-density polyols). Channel depth, spacing and routing tuned to your cabinet thermal profile.

Surface finish

Cavity surface finish — CNC + manual polish standard. Mirror-polish (for premium home refrigerator brands) or matte-sandblast (for textured commercial cabinets) on request.

Brand marking

Optional engraving on cabinet inner surface — your brand logo / serial number / production date marker embedded in mould cavity (preferred over post-print decals for premium positioning).

Mould manufacturing process — 45-80 day timeline, in-house quality control

From your cabinet drawing to a packed mould in our shipping container. 7 stages, in-house CNC + heat treatment + polishing — no subcontracting.

  1. 1. Cabinet CAD review & mould design

    Days 1–7

    Your cabinet DWG/STEP file converted to mould CAD with cavity, cooling channels, gates, vents. Engineering review meeting (video call): we walk through draft angles, foam shrinkage allowance, gate placement. Your sign-off before machining starts.

  2. 2. Raw material casting

    Days 8–17

    Cast aluminium ZL105 raw block cast to near-net shape (saves 30% machining time vs solid block). Heat-treated to T6 condition for stability. Frame and bracket steel (Q235) cut and pre-machined in parallel.

  3. 3. CNC machining — cavity & support

    Days 18–47

    3-axis CNC mill (we use Haas / DMG MORI) brings cavity to ±0.05 mm precision. Cooling channels drilled. Mounting bolt holes machined to fixture spec. Frame structure machined and welded in parallel.

  4. 4. Surface treatment & polishing

    Days 48–55

    Manual polish cavity surface to required finish (mirror / matte / textured). Hard-anodize aluminium cavity edges for wear resistance. Apply protective coating to non-cavity surfaces.

  5. 5. Assembly & cooling-channel test

    Days 56–62

    Mount cavity to frame. Connect cooling channels to test rig — pressure-test 8 bar water at 50°C for 4 hours, check for leaks. Install gate bushings, vent inserts, gasket seals.

  6. 6. Trial foam shots — internal QC

    Days 63–70

    5–10 trial cabinets foamed in our QC lab with your PU recipe. Measure wall thickness uniformity (±0.3 mm spec), foam density (±0.5 kg/m³), cabinet dimensional accuracy. Issue trial report.

  7. 7. Packaging & shipping

    Days 71–80

    Mould packed in steel-frame crate with anti-shock foam, sealed against humidity. Spare parts kit + handling/maintenance manual + commissioning checklist included. Loaded into 40' container for sea freight.

Optional features — upgrades on top of the base mould

Our base mould covers what 80% of refrigerator factories need. The 20% who need more pick from these add-ons at quote stage.

Quick-change cavity inserts

Quick-change cavity inserts — same base mould runs 2-door / 3-door / 4-door variants with snap-in dividers. Changeover 30–60 min. +USD 15K–35K per insert set. Sweet spot for chef base / refrigerated workbench lines.

Heated cavity zones

Heated cavity zones — independent electric heating for problem-area uniformity (corners, deep pockets). Reduces foam under-cure rejects 60–80% on tall cabinets. +USD 8K–18K.

Auto-actuated vents

Auto-actuated vents — pneumatic vents that close at the right cure stage to trap final foam pressure. Improves foam density uniformity on large cabinets. +USD 5K–12K.

Embedded sensor pack

Embedded sensor pack — 4–8 thermocouples in cavity walls + pressure sensor in foam cure zone. Real-time process data to PLC, paired with our PU machine. +USD 6K–15K. Strongly recommended for ULT / medical refrigerator lines.

Auto mould release dispenser

Automatic mould release coating dispenser — robotic spray of release agent before each cycle. Cuts manual operator step, improves coating uniformity. +USD 12K–25K. Pays back in 8–14 months at 1,500+ units/day.

Cavity brand engraving

Cavity brand engraving — your logo / model number / date code embedded in cabinet inner surface during foaming. No post-print decals needed. +USD 3K–8K per engraving design.

Lead time, commissioning, service, lifespan

A refrigerator mould is a 5–10-year piece of capital equipment. Here's what to expect on the timeline and what we cover.

Lead time

45–80 days from design freeze to shipment, depending on cabinet size and complexity. First-time orders that include co-design add 1–2 weeks for cabinet review.

Commissioning

Engineer team on-site for 3–5 days when the mould arrives — first-shot setup, gate/vent tuning, first 20–50 trial cabinets, parameter card hand-over. Travel and lodging on us for orders over USD 50K.

Warranty

12 months on cavity integrity (excludes operator handling damage like drops). 24 months on supporting frame and bracket structure. Remote diagnostics free for the first 12 months.

Spare parts

We stock cavity inserts, gaskets, gate bushings and water-pipe fittings as routine wear items. Most parts ship from Shanghai, Istanbul or Dammam in 2–5 days.

Mid-life refurbishment

After 500K–1M cycles, the cavity surface degrades enough to need refurbishment (re-polishing, channel cleaning, gasket replacement) — typically 20–30% of new mould price. Adds another full life.

Full replacement triggers

Full replacement is usually triggered by SKU changeover (new cabinet design) rather than wear-out — most refrigerator factories rotate moulds across 3–8 cabinet SKUs over a 10-year window.

الأسئلة الشائعة

I see six different mould models in your catalog. How do I know which one matches my cabinet?
Pick by the cabinet you sell, not by mould technology. Chest freezer up to 1,500×700×900 mm → horizontal-freezer mould. Cake / dessert display cabinet with curved-glass front → cake-cabinet mould. Chef base / sandwich prep / under-counter (up to 2,600×1,100×1,100) → refrigerated-workbench mould. Supermarket open-top island freezer (2–3 m) → island-freezer mould. Upright commercial 2/4/6-door stainless refrigerator (up to 1,900×900×2,000) → kitchen-refrigerator mould. Upright glass-door beverage / display cooler → display-cabinet mould. Send us your cabinet drawing and we map it for you in a day.
What material do you use for the mould body, and why?
Cast aluminium alloy ZL105 with LY12 wrought aluminium reinforcement. Three reasons: (1) thermal conductivity 4× better than steel — heat transfers fast and evenly, which is critical for foam curing consistency; (2) machinability — we hold ±0.05 mm cavity precision with CNC machining of aluminium; (3) weight — a 2.5 m island freezer mould in aluminium weighs ~1,800 kg vs ~5,500 kg in steel, which means cheaper transport, easier handling on the fixture, less stress on the lifting drive. Trade-off: aluminium moulds need lighter handling discipline — drop one and it dents. Steel moulds tolerate more abuse, which is why we keep Q235 steel for the supporting frame and fixture.
How precise are the cavities, and what tolerance affects what?
Standard cavity precision ±0.05 mm on all critical surfaces. That matters for: (1) cabinet wall thickness consistency — directly drives k-factor consistency, which drives energy class compliance; (2) liner fit — if your ABS / HIPS inner liner doesn't seat properly because the cavity drifted, you get foam leakage during the foaming cycle and scrap the cabinet; (3) door alignment — door cavities have to match door panels to ±0.1 mm or the magnetic seal fails. For surfaces that don't affect foaming (rear of mould, mounting flanges), tolerance opens up to ±0.2 mm to save machining time.
How long do these moulds last? When do I need to refurbish or replace?
Aluminium PU foaming moulds typically deliver 500,000 – 1,000,000 cabinet cycles before the cavity surface degrades enough to need refurbishment. At a 3-shift refrigerator factory running 2,000 cabinets/day on the same SKU, that's 1–2 years of intensive use, or 3–5 years if you rotate across multiple cabinet SKUs. Refurbishment (cavity re-polishing, channel cleaning, gasket replacement) costs 20–30% of new mould price and adds another half-life. Full replacement is usually triggered by SKU changeover (new cabinet design) more than by wear-out.
My curing time is too long — how do I shorten the cycle?
Curing time depends on three things: (1) mould temperature — pushing from 40°C to 55°C cuts cure time roughly 20–30%; (2) PU recipe gel/tack-free time — your foam supplier (us if you bought from the §05 PU raw materials catalog) can tune amine catalyst for a 20–40% faster gel; (3) cooling channel layout — most "slow" complaints trace back to uneven channel coverage. We re-design the cooling layout per cabinet for under USD 5K if the existing mould is salvageable. Realistic minimum cycle on the catalog moulds: chest freezer ~6 min, cake / display ~6 min, workbench / island / kitchen ~6 min (down from 20).
Can you do dual-cavity, quad-cavity, or rotary-table configurations?
Single-cavity is standard. Dual-cavity adds 30–40% to mould cost but doubles output per fixture station — worth it for high-volume SKUs (>500 cabinets/day per model). Quad-cavity is possible for the smaller moulds (cake cabinet, display cabinet) but rare in practice — usually it's cheaper to buy two single-cavity moulds and run them on two fixtures in parallel. For rotary-table integration, the moulds bolt to standard fixture plates that match our refrigerator mold fixture (catalog §04) and 90% of the rotary tables on the market.
Do you provide the cabinet design CAD, or do I supply it?
Either works. If you have an existing cabinet design (DWG / STEP / IGES file), send it to us with PU foam thickness target and the mould is designed in 5–10 working days. If you don't have a design yet, our engineering team can co-design with you — we have hundreds of refrigerator cabinet templates as a starting point, and the design service is included free for first-time orders over USD 30K equipment value. Either way, you keep the IP — the cabinet design is yours, the mould design is ours.
What lead time and on-site service do you provide?
45–80 days from design freeze to mould shipment, depending on cabinet size and complexity. We send an engineer for 3–5 days of on-site commissioning when the mould arrives at your foaming line — first-shot setup, gate / vent fine-tuning, initial 20–50 trial cabinets, parameter card hand-over to your operators. Travel + lodging on us for orders over USD 50K. Remote diagnostics free for the first 12 months. Standard 12-month warranty on cavity integrity (excludes operator damage), 24-month on the bracket / frame structure.

Service & Support

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On-Site Installation

Our engineers fly to your factory to supervise installation, layout verification, and first-run production.

Commissioning + Tuning

Trial run + parameter tuning to your local raw material, climate, and target product spec — until throughput meets contract.

Operator Training

5-10 day on-site training for production team, QC, and maintenance — bilingual manuals + video tutorials provided.

3-Year Warranty + Spares

Core equipment 3-year warranty, electrical 2-year. Spare parts in stock with global express shipment 24h dispatch.

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