Bringing Custom Molded Plastic Parts Back To America, Cost-Effectively

The Project

• Reshoring injection molded items from Asia

The Issues

• Inconsistent quality
• Material integrity
• Lead time and delivery

The Solutions

• Brought the molds back from Asia
• Modified the molds (gating, and ejection)
• Properly conditioned material
• Re-designed over molded inserts to produce a more consistent product

The Results

• Repeatable cycle
• Part with material properties that met expectations
• Ability to sonic weld a consistent product that met customers expectations
• Eliminated a issue at the customer that was consuming engineering resources