Design for Manufacturing

Designing injection molded products is not for the faint of heart. There are many things that can - and sometimes do - go wrong that can negatively affect your production and, ultimately, the quality of your finished parts. Below, we take a look at some of the more common defects as well as steps you can take to avoid them. Warping Warping happens when sections of injection-molded plastic cool too quickly. This is often a result of injection molds that were not designed with

Managing Profitability The key to manageable business growth and increased profitability is to maintain healthy margins, but you might find that the amount you spend on manufacturing is throwing your profitability out of whack. Depending on what you’re manufacturing, the types of materials you’re using, and the scale of your operation some manufacturing costs might be unavoidable, but there are several things that you can do to cut your costs overall. By putting some key tips

THE DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS The Design for Manufacture (DFM) Review process is designed to help you optimize your products for manufacturing, making them faster and easier to manufacture while also improving product quality and cutting costs. If you’re still on the fence about whether to ask for a DFM review for your product, consider a few of its biggest benefits. DFM ensures your product is ready for successful manufacturing: Many designs never even make it to manu

THE DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING REVIEW The Design for Manufacturing review is intended to maximize the quality and performance of your parts and help you control your production costs. This is helpful for large and small-scale manufacturing alike, and is most effective in the beginning stage of product design and production. DFM allows you to improve your manufacturing and maximize return on your investment. It includes: Material selection: When it comes to plastic injection mol

DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING: A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS PRODUCT SUCCESS Design for Manufacturing is a crucial element of any successful push towards launching new products, ensuring designs are optimized for the manufacturing process. That's because no matter how brilliant a design is, certain production constraints can take a promising design and turn it upside down fast. If these constraints are not addressed early in your product’s development, they can turn into much larger prob