Some products include many custom-designed plastic parts. And the switch to mass production usually requires a high investment in high-pressure injection molds. I had a look at Kickstarter today and I saw a few examples of such products. It's likely that the companies behind these three products have to put a lot of money down on various types of tooling. And it always sparks legitimate questions such as 'can't we just use prototype injection molds for the first production run?'. … [Read more...]
7 Common Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Development, Approval, & Maintenance Pitfalls [Podcast]
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Tooling is a large investment for any manufacturer, so what do we need to be wary of..? Andy Bartlett, an experienced British product designer who has 25 years of experience in product design, development, and working with manufacturers in China, returns to join us again on the podcast for a lively discussion about the kinds of issues and common pitfalls that can come up when developing, approving, and maintaining tooling for your plastic injection molded products. You'll learn why supplier … [Read more...]
List of 12 Plastic injection mold fabrication companies in China
High-pressure plastic injection molding is one of the most common fabrication processes. Tens of thousands of factories in Ningbo, Shenzhen, and in many other places have at least a few presses running near-continuously. If you develop your own product and it includes some custom plastic parts, you will probably need to invest in a mold. What should you know about this type of tooling, and what plastic injection mold fabrication companies in China can help you? … [Read more...]
All about Silicone Rubber Injection, Compression, and Extrusion [videos]
We covered plastic materials in previous videos. Now we are covering their close cousin, the silicone rubber (often simply called "silicone"). It is easy to make on very common equipment (often the same used to mold thermoplastics), and does not require very expensive tooling. As a result, it is increasingly common in newly-designed products. Like plastic, silicone is used in a variety of products, from cookware to TV remote controls, from baby products to apparel, and from medical … [Read more...]