All-in-1 Plastic Manufacturer: Any Design, Quantity & Mold Type
OEM Plastics Manufacturing Services for Any Plastics Product
Want to develop a plastics product but don't know where to start?
We can help enterprises of any size!
We created the Plastics Production Package to suit anyone from start-up to large company for the entire plastics production process, making affordable custom plastics molding accessible to everyone. Our Plastics Production Package is built for people that need high quality molds for a pure plastics product or to combine it with electronics, metals and anything else. We can also gladly help with associated components and assembly.
The plastics production process requires particular attention to plastic product design, mold planning and creation. Plastic molding factories often charge a lot of money even for simple molds. By working with our own specialized plastic molding company that exclusively creates our molds and by bundling individual orders of custom molds, we reduce development cost and time needed. Avoid the pitfalls of starting a new plastics production line and work with us—an experienced plastics manufacturing company.
We Produced Custom Plastics For
Why our Plastics Production Package?
Choosing the right plastic manufacturers to lower cost for molds and production!
You don’t need to know much about plastics manufacturing and custom plastic molding to get started, because we help you with the technical aspects of the whole plastics production process. Just provide us some designs, sketches or a reference product. Then our plastics production experts will guide you through the steps to fabricate custom plastics. From making 3D/CAD files to deciding about the right custom molding technique and plastic material, we can mostly supply you with anything.
After agreeing on the design, we create the first sample instantly in the form of professional 3D prints. Based on your feedback, we will adapt and improve the design file until it’s perfect. As part of our plastic manufacturing services, we then start making the actual molds. This requires a lot of attention, because the smallest mistakes in the molds lead to problems throughout your product. You will end up having molds that are entirely yours and that you can use as you please for your plastic parts projects.
How You Get Your Plastic Product
1. Create a Concept
A plastics production project should always start with a good concept file to make sure the basics are clear and documented. We consult you on the product and review your design from a manufacturing perspective. Afterward, we provide technical drawings of your concept to double check fundamentals and certifications required.
2. Optimize the Parts
Equally important is an overview of all the parts needed for your custom plastics product. We prepare a list of the materials going into production and choose the highest quality materials at competitive market prices to be used for your plastic item. Parts like hinges, connections or joints have to be planned in advance.
3. Create a 3D/CAD Drawing
We determine the length, width and height for all parts of your product. Different designs and parts require attention to detail so that we as plastic manufacturing company have precise instructions for making molds. Get a 360° view of the product and check all parts. CAD files are crucial to plan and budget molds as well as mass production.
4. Get the Plastic Prototype
Prototyping, or creating a sample, allows you to touch and feel the product. We work with specialized prototype plastic suppliers that deliver custom 3D prints quicker than regular plastic manufacturers. Plastics prototyping is crucial in the product development process, because some issues become only apparent when you hold your product in your hands.
5. Make Your Mold(s)
Once you approve the CAD design and plastic prototype, we confirm and start making the molds carefully. In contrast to regular plastic molding companies, we have our own suppliers for any type of mold, whether injection, blow molding or more. Furthermore, the plastic molds are completely yours and no one else will use them.
6. Arrange Production with QC
The final step in the plastics development process is to set up the production line at our plastic company and also the plastic assembly if further processing is needed. We inspect each production batch for any possible issues and can help you with the assembly or custom packaging to create a perfect plastics product.
Pay As You Go With Our Plastic Solution
Design Phase
For Concept Development-
Concept Design Files & BOM
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Product Review
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Certification Review
Pre-Production Phase
For Prototypes-
3D Prints and Prototype
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Product Costing
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3D & CAD Design Files
Production Phase
For Reorders-
Finalize & Oversee Production
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Quality Control
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Logistics Report
*For one small to medium sized part, CAD design and 3D printing cost are higher for complex shapes or products made of several parts.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM QUANTITY I SHOULD MAKE?
The minimum order quantity depends on the technique and type of mold we have to make for your individual plastics product design. The complexity of the shape, size of the item and material requirements all determine whether we can easily 3D print, whether we can use simple aluminum molds, or if we need full size and massive steel molds. We can 3D print any item in any quantity. However, 3D printing is very time and resource intensive. Often it is already the most economical solution to make a steel mold for several hundred pieces. Usually, the price of 3D printed items is several USD per piece, while molded items are only a few cents per piece. For medium-sized and medium-complex products, you should normally have a few thousand pieces to get to a competitive piece price including the mold cost. Please contact us and we can check your product based on the 3D/CAD files and do the costing.
CAN I JUST DO 3D PRINTS IF I JUST NEED A FEW ITEMS?
Yes, we can make 3D printed plastics for any item and you don’t have to do molds. We know that it is expensive to do custom plastic molding manufacturing of custom plastics because of the molds. However, you should consider that making a simple (temporary) resin or aluminum mold can already be the better option for 10 pieces or more. As mentioned in the quantity question, it really depends on your concrete plastics design. We can offer molds cheaper than the vast majority of plastic manufactures, because we bundle many small mold orders. Please talk to our plastics manufacturing support team.
CAN I TAKE MY CAD/PLASTICS DESIGN FILES SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR MANUFACTURING?
Sure! If you just want to get the design of a new product done to realize it later, you can just do that. You can also take the 3D files that are necessary for the molds to any other plastic molding company. Our plastic design files follow industry standards (usually CAD files) that can be used by a different plastic molding company or plastic factory if you should be unhappy with our services. We even hand over your physical molds or send them to different plastic manufacturers if you want to.
WHERE IS YOUR PLASTIC COMPANY AND MOLD MANUFACTURER LOCATED?
If you have looked into how to make a mold for plastic products, you will know that molds can be very expensive. Especially in Western countries, you have to pay a lot of money even for very simple molds since they require a lot of manual labor. Therefore, we usually fabricate our molds in Asia, often in China due to the mature plastics supply chain. Especially for lower quantities of affordable plastics development and assembly, there are unfortunately no suitable on-shore/near shore plastic manufacturers in the USA, Canada or Europe. Plastics raw material is also usually cheaper here.
DO YOU WORK WITH BIODEGRADABLE OR RECYCLED TYPES OF PLASTICS?
Yes, we often work with Polylactic Acid (PLA) that is plant based in our plastics manufacturing projects with many clients. It’s easy to fabricate, makes no problems in the molder and is better for the environment. Even more common is it to use plastic material that is based on recycled PET bottles or similar plastics that have been used before. We as custom plastics manufacturer appreciate when clients are interested in sustainable plastic manufacturing, and we can individually outline the options to make your plastics product more environmentally friendly.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT MOLDING TECHNIQUES AND ARE CAD FILES ALWAYS NEEDED?
Yes, we almost always need CAD files for every molding technique and all 3D printing options. The reason is that only CAD files contain all 3 dimensions that are needed for plastics designs. The only exception would only be if the plastic piece is flat and has always the same thickness. We can gladly design CAD files for you. The most common molding techniques are injection molding (for most plastic parts), blow molding (things like bottles) & extrusion molding (for long parts like pipes).
