Mold Build and Mold Run in China

[Paul E]

Hello,

I plan to order a mold in China and running it in China.
Does anyone know what's the typical arrangement?

1) Before ordering a mold do they normally include spare parts into
the price.(eg if an ejector pin breaks in just a few runs, will they replace
it for free?)

2) Do they give you the drawings or 3d CAD model?

3) Do they normally charge you for storage fee when not running it
temporarily?

4) Do they normally guarantee that they meet certain specs such as
warpage and fix the problem at their cost?

5) Any other fees they normally charge you?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

[Dr. Dick]

Paul,
Add
Do they make duplicate molds to run in China in competition with your mold?

[Will Call]

Paul,

Contact Frank Spears at
TS Plastic
PO Box 1170
Knightdale. NC 27545
919-365-4986
www.tsplastic.us

Tell him Bill Call sent you.

[greg]

I second Bill Call's recommendation, but tell him Will Call sent you, Bill is much too informal!

[Will Call]

Paul,

TS PLASTIC IS A MOLD MANUFACTURER—NOT A BROKER!
• Our USA office is in North Carolina, located just outside of Raleigh.
• We serve our clients through a nationwide network of sales offices.
• US based Product Design Engineers provide technical assistance.
• Accept SolidWorks, Pro-E, MasterCam, Unigraphics and AutoCad files.
• TS Plastic clients include manufacturers of automotive, home appliance, medical, telecom, industrial & electronic products.
TS PLASTIC OWNS 48% OF THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN SHENZHEN, CHINA.
• ISO 9001:2000 Certified
• 400 Employees
• 30 Design Engineers
• Capable of starting 80 molds a week
From RFQ to Shipment
Your RFQ and part/mold drawings are submitted through our website (http://www.tsplastic.us).
• A firm quote, including delivery to your dock, will be returned to you within 3 business days.
• Three business days after we receive your Purchase Order, the mold design is submitted to you for approval.
• Upon approval of the design, steel is purchased, the mold is built, and samples are submitted to you per our quoted lead-time. We have never missed a T1 date!
• You receive weekly Gantt Charts and photos so you will know precisely where your mold is in the manufacturing pipeline.
• First sample parts are supplied to you with a video, dimensional conformation to drawing, and details of the injection molding process used for your parts.
• When a project is placed with TS Plastic, you will gain access to our proprietary and secure web portal. This software provides all team members secure 24/7 access through all stages of the project. Communications will be posted and broadcast to the entire project team. The project’s status is displayed in real-time to facilitate issue resolution or quickly manage changes. Real-Time communication is a distinct advantage when you build molds with TS Plastic.
• Shipment of the mold from our factory is within 4 – 8 weeks (dependent on the mold complexity) from the date you approve the mold design.
Delivery
• By ship: 4 weeks
• By air: 3 days

There a absolutely no hidden fees and we have molding capabilities up to 1600T

If you want, I do have some information that I can send you.

PM me your email.

[simmold]

There are other alternatives to China. Portugal has good tooling and production facilities with high level of technology and expertise. Very good quality/cost ratio.

You can check out their associaton here: http://www.cefamol.pt/cefamol/en/

Depending on your application, I can recommend a suitable company.

[Ivyran2009]

Hello Paul,
Noted your inquers by accident. hopeful , my answers will be useful for you.

1) Before ordering a mold do they normally include spare parts into
the price.(eg if an ejector pin breaks in just a few runs, will they replace
it for free?)
Answer: as usual, some suppliers will provide round ejector pin(less than 3mm)/flate thimble/water proof circle and so on.

2) Do they give you the drawings or 3d CAD model?
Answer: you(as buyer) should provide the 3D or 2D drawings of your plastic parts for the vendor's pricing. The vendor will design the 3D drawing for your mold, analyze struction of the molds to insure the mold is economic and reasonable.

3) Do they normally charge you for storage fee when not running it
temporarily?
Answer: no storage fee needed. there are two types:first, if the buyer only need the mold, in this case, once the mold has been finished and accepted, the vendor will delivery the mold to the buyer as the price term(FOB, CIF OR EXW); second, the buyer only want to plastic part and would like the vendor process the parts for you, in this case, the vendor responsible for keeping your mold without charge in spare time(at least, our company have never charged buyers for storage fee).

4) Do they normally guarantee that they meet certain specs such as
warpage and fix the problem at their cost?
Aswer: mold or plastic injection molded parts have been processed rigid according to the drawings, there is no need to wrong about this. But, I think, the prerequisite is that you should find a high efficient and reliable partner.

5) Any other fees they normally charge you?
Aswer: as usual, there is no extra fees, all the fees have been included in quote sheet already.

If you want to further information , please contact with me:Ivy.Ran@hotmail.com or Ivy.Yien@gmail.com. Our company is an expert of manufacturing plastic mold, all of our mold have been exported to USA Eur Au and so on. Hope we can being your suitable partner in further business.

[JQL7758521]

if you selected a company can supply both in tooling building and molding, I think your concerning is not necessary, they will provide you the finalized 3D/2D for your document, as well as the free replacement of ejector pin in guarantee life to smooth the production.

[Bader]

HI Dick..

I logged in after a long time and have enjoyed your reply to the post:

Paul, Add Do they make duplicate molds to run in China in competition with your mold?

There is no absolute information on the molds from china. Every one has a different story to tell.
Some not good and other, not too good !


Bader

[Louis]

Hello my friend Bader - we missed you. Is everything OK?

[Dr. Dick]

Bader,
Good to hear from you, hope you and yours remain safe and well in Karachi. I will be at MD&D East in June. Is there anything you need from it?
Dick

[Bader]

Louis, Dick....Thank you for your kind words!

Dick, i am still 50-50 on MDM East. Will definitely let you know if i am coming and we will meet up.
Louis, are you still with B'braun? Will you be attending the show?

Any body else for MDM east in NY next month???


Bader

[Louis]

Yes, and if you are going - another YES.

Let us know what day.

[not related to]

Great Idea! Lets build a mold in China. So their employees can all buy new cars and ours get repossesed!