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What is plastic mold

What Is Plastic Mold?What is plastic mold?The tooling used for plastic injection molding is called a plastic mold or plastic injection mold. Plastic mold serves as an industrial process which generates accurate plastic components by using injection molding. The manufacturing…

Mold Cost CalculatorMold Cost Calculator1. Product Plane Size (L × W)Small≤100×100mmMedium100-300mmLarge>300mm2. Product Height / DepthShallow≤30mmMedium30-80mmDeep>80mm3. Side Wall UndercutNo UndercutStraight demoldingSimple Undercut1-2 slides neededComplex UndercutMultiple slides/liftersUndercut is the key cost factor. Each slide mechanism significantly increases cost.4. Product Structure ComplexitySimpleFlat, straight…

Reshoring Reality Check

The Reshoring Reality Check: There Whispers Of Manufacturing Coming Back To North AmericaYou may have seen the news. Manufacturing is coming home. The vast majority of the conversation centers around the circle of politics and business. There is also a…

Guide to Briefing Your Designer on a Plastic Part

Guide to Briefing Your Designer on a Plastic PartBig Picture & PrioritiesYour goal is to tell the part’s function, environment, manufacturing, appearance, assembly, and cost—in that order. Mark each requirement as Must / Nice-to-have / Can-drop. Getting function boundaries and…

Affordable China Injection Molding: A 2024 Cost Analysis

Affordable China Injection Molding: A 2024 Cost AnalysisTable of ContentsLabor CostsScaleRaw Material SourceSupply ChainAutomation and TechnologyState of the ArtManufacturing FacilitiesGovernment PoliciesWorld-Class InfrastructureThe Real CostYour Partner for Manufacturing SuccessChina has been one of the most dominant forces in manufacturing for decades…