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Tag Archives: plastic injection molding
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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Tagged pilot run, mold fabrication, tooling, plastic injection molding
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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
Product Tooling: Possible To Avoid Paying for it in Full?
Getting product tooling for molded plastic parts and enclosures designed and fabricated is a large investment for most companies, often running into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Once you are coming to the close of the … Continue reading
Buy China Tooling For Plastic Production Abroad? (Benefits & Risks)
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
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Tagged tooling management, tooling, plastic injection molding
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List of Plastic Injection Molding Companies in India (12 options)
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
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Tagged sourcing from india, plastic injection molding, plastic products
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We Need To Move Our Molds From China To Taiwan. How To Do It Safely? | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 9)
As more importers work on switching to sources outside of China, the topic of mold transfer is often a difficult topic. Here’s a good example of an importer who’s trying to move molds to Taiwan and how they could navigate … Continue reading
