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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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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

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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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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

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How To Check The First Production From A New Plastic Injection Mold?

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

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Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Management & Risk Reduction [Podcast]

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

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How To Package Tooling Properly So It Doesn’t Get Damaged Or Rust Unnecessarily Quickly In Transit

We’ve already blogged about the tooling transfer process in China and, as a follow-up, here are our tips on how to package tooling correctly so that it is safe and doesn’t rust unnecessarily quickly in transit.

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How A Tooling Transfer In China Works With Sofeast (13 Steps)

Negotiating the tooling transfer process can be really hard for importers who are moving to a new Chinese supplier. And making it work in practice takes some planning. It is far more complex than picking up and delivering a package. If … Continue reading

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