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Tag Archives: plastic injection molding
Practical Injection Molding Cost Savings That Preserve Quality & Reliability [Podcast]
Adrian and Paul, Sofeast’s Head of New Product Development, unpack why injection moulding costs spiral, often due to needlessly tight tolerances on non-critical features and vanity finishes, and then lay out three practical levers to pull: Smarter part design & … Continue reading
When To Sign Off On Injection Mold Tooling? Inside the Journey from DFM to T0→T2 [Podcast]
This episode explores the full lifecycle of plastic injection mold tooling, from design for manufacturing (DFM) to trial runs (T0, T1, T2) and final sign‑off, highlighting key phase gates, common pitfalls, and strategies for risk mitigation.
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Tagged mold fabrication, tooling, plastic injection molding
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Breaking the Mold: How 3D-Printed Tooling Is Revolutionizing Plastic Prototyping [Podcast]
Tooling innovation has arrived. Adrian and Paul reveal how 3D printed soluble tooling bridges the gap between prototyping and production, letting you iterate daily, validate critical features early, and confidently commit to steel tooling, all while saving time, money, and … Continue reading
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Tagged freeform injection molding, 3d printing, tooling, plastic injection molding
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Injection Mold Tooling Suppliers: Avoid “Quick and Cheap”
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
Exploring Plastic Injection Molding Pilot Runs [Podcast]
Renaud hosts and is joined by Sofeast Group senior engineer, Paul Adams, to discuss how to go from a design to mass-producing your plastic injection molded parts, first following the proven pre-production pilot run approach to ensure risks are kept … Continue reading
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Plastic Injection Pilot Runs: How To Use them To Mitigate Quality Issues
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
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How to add Surface Textures to Molded Plastic Parts?
Adrian hosts and Paul Adams, one of Sofeast’s senior engineers joins him to talk about how to add surface textures to plastic injection mold tooling and get the finish that we want on our plastic molded parts. Listen to … Continue reading
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Should Tooling Fabrication and Plastic Injection Molding Be Done Together?
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
Plastic Injection Molds: 8 Tips For When Requesting Quotes
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
