1. Why choose Holly as my injection molding vendor?
Our engineers have rich experience in injection molding, will check your design carefully and give a suggestion for better structure, a suitable material, and saving budget. We are flexible to change schedules and meet our customer requirements, always provide good customer service throughout the project. We can serve turnkey solutions, from the prototype, making the mold, bulk production for your unique custom plastic parts.
2. How much will a custom plastic injection mold cost?
Many factors will influence the mold cost, such as mold material, cavity number, structure complexity, size and weight, surface finish, etc. If your part design is simple and only needs a small quantity, the mold cost can be around 1-2 thousand dollars; but if your part design is complex and need a large quantity, it will need hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you want to know all the plastic injection molding pricing details about China molding cost, you can check this article: A Completely Pricing Guide for China Plastic Injection Molding
3. How long does it take to build an injection mold?
It depends on the part design, the more features on the part will make more time building an injection mold, from weeks to months. We will do our best to finish the mold production within our customer demand.
4. Who owns the mold?
Our customer! Mold belongs to our customer property, it will only be used to produce plastic parts for you, and handled by you.
5. How much will a plastic part cost?
The most influential factors are material, part size, volume, weight, mold cavity, injection molding machine time.
6. How to get a quotation for the mold cost and part price?
Send us CAD files (such as STEP format), and tell us the quantity, material, surface finish, color, or other requirements you need, then we will check and evaluate, and give you a suggestion for the part design and quote to you.
7. What CAD type do you accept?
Our preference is the 3D CAD files, such as STP, STEP, X-T, IGS.
8. How long does it take to get a quotation?
After we get all the details of your part, we will quote to you soon, generally 1-2 days.
9. Can the mold be modified after the first run?
Yes, if you are not satisfied with T1 samples and want to change some structures, just provide a newly changed CAD file, then we will check again, and tell you some necessary mold modification cost.
10. Can different parts be made in one mold?
Yes, it is called a family mold. If these parts are the same color, material, it is a good way to reduce the mold cost and make these parts in one mold.
11. What material should I choose for my plastic part?
Each material has a different specific application, performance, molding properties, mechanical properties, and cost of the resin, you can check this material selection guide. If you are not sure which material should be used, pls feel free to ask us.