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Should Tooling Fabrication and Plastic Injection Molding Be Done Together?

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Should Tooling Fabrication and Plastic Injection Molding Be Done TogetherWhen 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 option for you? In some cases, manufacturers prefer to fabricate molds in China, export them, and then do the injection molding closer to home for numerous reasons. So, what are your options and what are the risks?

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Sofeast’s Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2021

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Sofeast's Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2021

2021 has been an eventful year, to say the least! Here at Sofeast, we have continued to publish regular blog posts in order to provide advice for everyone who has outsourced manufacturing, supply chains in Asia, new products in development, and more.

With the pandemic still raging, access to many Asian countries has been difficult for importers, so we’ve tried to keep lines of communication open in the blog, as well as professionally acting as your ‘boots on the ground’ here for many clients requiring inspections, audits, sourcing, product testing, R&D, etc.

In case you’ve missed some of our top posts this year, here are the top 10 in ascending order of engagement…

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

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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, there is a risk of defective parts being made. There are always more risks with anything new in manufacturing.

What can you do, to address this risk?

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Tooling Management for Plastic Injection Molds in China

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What are the best practices for tooling management (specifically for plastic injection molds) in China?

Closely following up on the design & fabrication of molds for your plastic injection molded products is often necessary for a number of reasons:

  • It is often a significant investment, and it is not always easy & cheap to fix;
  • Delays at this stage will certainly cause delays for your entire project;
  • Good tooling that is properly validated goes a long way toward good quality production.

In this post, we’ll outline some of the key risks you face when manufacturing and managing your tooling for plastic injection molds.

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How to move Plastic Injection Molds between China Factories [10 Tips]

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How to move Plastic Injection Molds between China Factories [10 Tips]A common problem that our clients come to us with here at Sofeast is the thorny topic of how to safely move plastic injection molds and tooling from one Chinese factory to another one if you’re changing suppliers.

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