Pulling Your Tooling from Chinese Manufacturers: Key Risks and Best Practices

When it comes to switching from one Chinese manufacturer to another, one of the trickiest aspects is transferring tooling—whether it’s plastic molds, die casting tools, or others—from the old supplier to the new. While it may seem straightforward, the process … Continue reading →

Recently we collected a customer’s injection mold tooling that they had made in China quickly and cheaply and were ready to start injection molding their plastic parts. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to start as the tooling was in a poor … Continue reading →

Freeform injection molding is the ‘next frontier’ of molded parts and products. When we talk about plastic injection molding, steel molds immediately come to mind. Tooling like this dominates the market and churns out consistently-made parts in the millions every … Continue reading →

In plastic injection molding, pilot runs are a standard practice employed by manufacturers to evaluate the feasibility and quality of a design before transitioning to full-scale production. However, these initial pilot runs can sometimes reveal inconsistencies or quality issues. For … Continue reading →

When you’re manufacturing your new product with injection molded parts or enclosures, the question about who is fabricating the molds is an important one to answer. Some tooling fabricators also provide plastic injection molding services in-house, but is this a good … Continue reading →

Some companies get to the point where they need plastic injection molds for their innovative product, typically for the enclosure and maybe a few plastic internal parts. Here are 8 tips for actions you should take before you confirm a … Continue reading →

Many manufacturers utilize injection molding for the production of their plastic enclosures and components. When working with the right company, China tooling tends to be the right blend of quality, low cost, and relatively high speed. That’s why many importers … Continue reading →

  Many of today’s consumer products include plastic housings or parts. Anything from kettles, to earbuds, to laptops, to automobiles. All have one thing in common, injection molded plastic components. Importers are, rightly, diversifying supply chains to include sources other … Continue reading →

If you need plastic parts that are injection molded, many companies have found Chinese suppliers to be quite competitive. Especially when it comes to the cost of mold fabrication. However, if you’re getting new tooling made for a new product, … Continue reading →

In This Episode… Do you use tooling for producing plastic parts? You’re not going to want to miss this episode of the podcast, then, as we explain how plastic injection mold tooling management works at every stage of its lifetime … Continue reading →