Injection molding factory shares precautions for plastic mold production 123
Date: September 18, 2024
In the process of developing products or trial production of new products, some users often focus only on product research and development in the early stages, and neglect communication with plastic mold making units. However, once the product design scheme is preliminarily determined, there are many benefits to contacting the mold manufacturer in advance.
1. This ensures that the designed product has a good forming process,
Avoid the need to modify the design due to the difficulty of machining parts. Secondly, the mold making party can prepare the design in advance to avoid inadequate consideration in a hurry, which may affect the project schedule. Only through close cooperation between supply and demand can high-quality plastic molds be ultimately manufactured, thereby reducing costs and shortening cycles.
When choosing a mold making unit, one should not only focus on price, but also consider quality, cycle time, and service comprehensively.
There are many types of molds, and different types of molds are selected for forming according to the requirements of the parts, such as materials, physical and chemical properties, mechanical strength, dimensional accuracy, surface smoothness, service life, and economy. For molds with high precision requirements, high-precision CNC machine tools are needed for processing. At the same time, strict requirements are needed for mold materials and forming processes, and CAD/CAE/CAM mold technology is used for design and analysis. Some parts with special requirements also require advanced processes such as hot runners, gas assisted molding, and nitrogen cylinders. Manufacturers should have various equipment and processes, such as CNC machine tools, EDM machine tools, wire cutting machine tools, CNC imitation milling equipment, high-precision grinding machines, high-precision coordinate measuring instruments, computer design and related software, etc. When choosing a cooperative manufacturer, in addition to hardware equipment, management level, processing experience, and technical strength should also be considered.
To avoid multi head collaboration, efforts should be made to provide one-stop services for plastic mold production and processing.
Even with qualified molds, it is not necessarily possible to produce batches of qualified products, which is related to the selection of machining machines, forming processes, and the technical quality of operators for the parts. Therefore, in addition to having good molds, it is also necessary to carry out good forming processing, preferably to achieve one-stop cooperation and avoid multi head cooperation. If the conditions are not met, one party should be selected to take full responsibility and clarify the division of responsibilities during the contract.
Communication between injection molding factories and plastic mold making units is crucial during product development or trial production of new products. Contacting mold manufacturers in advance not only helps ensure the smooth progress of product design, but also comprehensively considers quality, cycle, and service, ultimately achieving a one-stop service for plastic mold production and processing, laying a solid foundation for the successful production of products.