Today’s marketplace demands short schedules and innovative designs that push the envelope on existing manufacturing techniques.

This puts the molder and moldmaker in a great spot to aid the designer during the design process. Building a trusting relationship with design consultants can lead to a profitable relationship. Following is a list of tips for establishing that relationship.

1)Know What Each Side Wants

2)Show What You Can Do

3)Offer to Review Designs

4)Know Your Client’s Designers

5)Know the Designer’s Knowledge and Experience

6)Change for the Right Reasons

7)Gating, Ejection, Moldflow

8)Dimensions

9)Closing a Project

10)materials consulting

11)The International Question