What is your approach to resolving medical tooling and molding problems? Answer: It must be discerned whether the problem is with the materials or the molding before heading towards a resolution. For example, if there is a problem with a plastic part...
How do you move tools from overseas or execute mold transfers? Answer: When transferring molds from overseas, the best practice is to find a facility that has an in-house tooling capability. It is important the facility is able to accomplish large-scale...
What is involved in overmolding and multi-shot molding? Answer: Overmolding as a two-shot process has been done for many years and continues to expand within the industry. Currently, a significant number of materials can be combined together during...
How does involving your mold-maker early in the process impact your engineering and development of new plastic products? Answer: The mold-makers involved in the trade of high-quality tooling must have several years of experience. The majority...
How do you achieve high-speed production of complex parts? Answer: The key component is an understanding of the volumes required. If the volumes are a million pieces per year, sometimes a four-cavity mold is needed or a high-quality tool. For ...
What are the best practices in new product mold design? Answer: After product development has been secured and generation of plastic parts has begun, the best practice is to have those plastic parts designed by an expert. Generally, this would...
How would you describe value-added quality tracking for FDA requirements in the manufacturing of plastic parts? Answer: The quality system is useful for more than just the parts that are manufactured for the FDA. Parameters are tracked for molds...
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