Design Tips
Get quick advice on creating plastic and metal parts for 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection moulding processes. Designing with manufacturability in mind can accelerate production time and reduce production costs.
9 Tips to Reduce Injection Moulding Costs
In our new injection moulding design tip we provide practical advice on keeping your manufacturing costs to a minimum. For example, did you know one of the easiest ways to reduce price per part cost is by increasing your order quantity—this is because up to 25,000 parts can be moulded from the same tool.
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Walls in any moulded plastic part should be no less than 40 to 60 percent that of adjacent walls, and all should fit within recommended thickness ranges for the selected material.
The deep-rib approach (left) shows a box designed with walls as rubs, resulting in higher a cost to machine and polish the mould cavity. With the core-cavity approach (right), the box allows features to be milled with a faster cutter, and is easier to polish. This saves you time and money.
Design Essentials
We've compiled our most essential injection moulding manufacturing tips into a downloadable design guide. Looking at improving manufacturability, reducing production costs through design, material selection, and more.
