Resources for sourcing teams
Guidance on tooling, production planning, materials, quality, and working with a custom injection molding supplier.
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Sourcing & Production
The schedule from purchase order to first shipment is dominated by tooling and approval cycles, not by molding. Knowing which steps are elastic is how you protect a launch date.
Aug 13, 2026
Tooling & Molds
Cavitation is the tooling decision with the largest effect on both tool price and unit price. The right answer is set by annual volume, not by ambition.
Aug 6, 2026
Design for Manufacturing
A design for manufacturing review is a structured read of your model against how the tool will be built and how the part will eject. Here is the checklist it works through.
Jul 30, 2026
Materials
Three resins cover a large share of consumer injection molding. They fail in different ways, and the choice is usually settled by one dominant requirement.
Jul 23, 2026
Design for Manufacturing
Too little draft and the part drags, scuffs, or sticks in the tool. Here are the working numbers by depth and surface finish, and the features where draft is routinely forgotten.
Jul 16, 2026
Design for Manufacturing
Uneven wall thickness is the most common reason a first sample comes back with sink marks, warpage, or short shots. Here is how to get it right before the tool is cut.
Jul 9, 2026
