Design consultant Shows What You Can do
When you or your reps call on design consultants, make sure you bring examples that highlight what differentiates you. Be upfront about typical leadtimes and costs. […]
Design consultant Offers Design Review
Even experienced designers like to run tricky tooling details by moldmakers long before the project will be quoted. Mold-makers don’t really have a lot of time to study an entire design, […]
Design consultants Know Your Client’s Designers
Design consultants have a list of preferred moldmakers and molders, who are the first people they call to review their projects and are part of the design consultant’s network. Be sure to ask customers who their designers are. […]
Know the Designer’s Knowledge and Experience
Some design consultants receive compliments from mold shops about the parts they design and how the products seldom require any changes. […]
About Changing for the Right Reasons
Some moldmakers and molders try to change the appearance of a design in order to make it easier to build and gate. […]
Dimensions is very important in mold project
Because many molds are built directly off a 3-D surface file there may not be clear dimensions, especially if the schedule is compressed. Always make sure you let consultants know of dimensional risks. […]
Gating, Ejection, Moldflow
Designers sometimes address this issue last, after the entire design is completed, assuming the moldmaker and/or molder will figure out the best gate and ejection. This is where you can really differentiate your services and help the design consultant. […]
How to Close a Project
The design consultant and client often work together to select the moldmaker and/or molder. Each project is different, so you should be direct in your discussions with design consultants. Ask who is going to make the final decision. If it is the client, […]
Materials Consulting in mold project
Design consultant engineers carefully select materials to meet stringent regula-tory and performance specifications, […]
The International Question in mold project
Many projects require an integrated manufacturing solution, which means molded parts and molds may be moved to a contract manufacturer after initial pilot production, and that could be anywhere in the world. […]