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What a mold costs, who owns it, and how tooling is quoted.
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Tool build is the longest single phase of a new program, and it scales with cavitation, complexity, and finish. Approval turnaround is what most often extends it.
Tooling & Cost
When a customer pays for tooling, the customer owns the tool. It is worth writing that into the purchase order along with what happens at end of life.
Tooling & Cost
Tooling is quoted per project, and the price is driven by part size, cavitation, complexity, steel grade, and surface finish rather than by a standard rate.
