New product development for injection molding suppliers
Although choosing a low-cost injection molding machine seems to be the path of least resistance (lowest cost), cosmetic packaging material factories plastics may not consider all the long-term soft costs: planning quality, speed to market, and reducing risk.
On the other hand, a full-service, customized injection molding machine is a value-added implementation of your new product development and control of the total delivery cost (TDC) product or component life cycle. A full-service mold maker with expertise in plastic parts uses a turnkey approach to optimize the entire process, considers all costs from planning to production, and provides a one-stop solution to help ensure quality.
A reliable source for complex use to perform custom injection molding should provide the following professional areas to enhance the entire NPD process:
Preliminary planning/engineering support
Involve molder from the start of the project, stabilize the working relationship with the internal team, set appropriate project expectations, and speed up the process.
Pre-engineering planning work cuts or perhaps eliminates the build example evaluation change iteration, saving at least two months of project time and cost.
Manufacturability planning (DfM) combines engineering and production during initial planning to identify and deal with potential problems before costly rework results.
A single supplier, able to handle critical finishing operations-overmolding, assembly, welding, machining-reduces the need for multiple suppliers, many related interviews, and time-consuming factory inspections.
A trusted supplier can also reduce the need for installation space and rated labor (and its cost).
Integration of injection molding suppliers can strengthen the supply chain by providing better cost and quality control, as well as the additional benefits of central and customized services and support.
Molder participates in and promotes comments with internal teams, thus simplifying the sharing of detailed information among multiple departments.
There are no assumptions about next steps, timetables or manufacturability. The injection molding machine and the project team are on the same page.
Just as the injection molding machine must be consistent with the cutting-edge manufacturers in the supply chain, keeping the injection molding machine consistent with the company's planning and production team is the only way to achieve outstanding manufacturing.
The on-site quality audit can find out whether the customized injection molding machine has the appropriate level of expertise, equipment and quality procedures to meet the specific project requirements.
There is a dedicated quality department for molds to ensure the standardization of strict public service and standards, as well as leakage testing and destructive testing standards.
Together with the planning engineer, the quality engineer of the mold maker should find and deal with the problem quickly.
The robust process of scientific molding produces consistent, repeatable and high-quality results throughout the production cycle.
Supply Chain/Inventory
Instead of insisting on a lot of inventory, it is better to create and implement forecasting agreements for the correct time/quantity of production.
Inventory management and taking responsibility for the purchase of easy-to-install items cut down steps in the supply chain.
Strategicly establishing a cooperative relationship with an experienced injection molding engineer can help ensure that the project is carried out on time, according to specifications, and according to budget.
Suppliers’ delivery performance or on-time delivery (OTD) reflects their grasp of data processing and production processes.
In these five areas, the correct implementation of any one area requires a lot of skills and experience, but to be able to handle all these five areas proudly, a true all-round injection molding expert is required.
Remember the path of least resistance suppliers mentioned earlier? Injection molding machines bought and sold at a price are rarely delivered by value. They are narrow-minded and limited in support, which often results in time delays, lost timing, supply chain suspension, poor quality, and financial impact.
An experienced plastic injection molding machine actively and systematically handles these hazards during the entire new product development process to effectively produce customized injection molded plastic components and control the total NPD cost during the entire life cycle of the product. What type of injection molding partner do you need? Find in the resources below!