Home / Blog
Notes from the floor.
Injection mold tooling, DFM, moldflow, process engineering and offshore sourcing, written by the engineers who run the programs.
Disciplined injection mold maintenance can double your mold's rated life and cut per-part tooling cost in half. This guide covers PM intervals by shot…
Choosing the wrong tooling tier costs programs $40,000 or more in avoidable rework and tooling replacement. This guide breaks down cost, lead time, cycle…
Managing an offshore mold project without losing control of schedule or quality requires a formal milestone gate at every phase from kickoff through shipment.…
Automotive injection mold sourcing from China delivers 35% to 55% cost savings versus domestic tooling, but only when suppliers meet IATF 16949, PPAP Level…
Medical device injection molding in China can cut tooling costs by 40% to 50% net, but only if your supplier holds valid ISO 13485…
The total landed cost of injection molds from China runs 47% to 61% above the shop invoice once tariffs, freight, broker fees, inspection, and…
A hybrid tooling strategy cuts injection mold costs 40 to 60 percent by sourcing steel in China and running all production at a domestic…
China mold maker red flags are easy to miss until you are already deep into a failed tool program. This article covers 10 specific…
The hot runner vs cold runner decision swings tooling budgets by $15,000 to $40,000 and per-part cost by 8% to 22%. This guide breaks…
Late-stage design changes after T1 sampling cost $8,000 to $22,000 per revision. This complete DFM checklist for injection molding covers wall thickness, draft angles,…
Choosing the wrong injection mold steel adds thousands in rework and cuts tool life short. This guide compares P20, H13, S136, and NAK80 across…
SPI mold classification defines five tiers of injection mold construction, from Class 101 production tools rated for 1,000,000-plus cycles to Class 105 prototype tooling…