Our Design services support your Product Design process with Feasibility Evaluation, Design for Manufacture, Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Tooling.

'Precision' in injection moulding is not simply the end result of a component verification process; it has to be initiated at the very earliest stages by challenging expectations and then committing to them. This is achieved by assessing feasibility and developing robust product specifications which balance innovative design with manufacturing practicality.

Product specifications eventually need to become '...products'.  Your organisation needs to touch it, test it, verify it.  The results often feedback into the product design cycle, and/or continued manufacturing development.  MouldPoint understand the need therefore for repeated iterations which in turn imply speed, cost effectiveness and a range of technical options to suit specific requirements.

MouldPoint can provide robust feasibility evaluation, design for manufacture, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling as discrete one-off options; or use our design capabilities and services to integrate into your design cycle, creating valuable collaboration as a foundation for building your production capacity.

Technical Review

Feasibility Evaluation  /  DFM

The benefits of undertaking detailed Feasibility Analysis & DFM cannot be overstated.

DESIGN ROBUST PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS BALANCING DESIGN & MANUFACTURABILITY

VERIFY TOOL DESIGN ROBUSTNESS & PART IMPACT REVIEW

ENHANCE TOOL DESIGN SPECIFICATION TO MATCH PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

DEVELOP METAL SAFE STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE POST-BUILD ADJUSTMENT

FACILITATE INCREASED PART CONTROL AND CAPABILITY

REDUCE LEAD-TIME BETWEEN FOT & CUSTOMER PART APPROVAL

MouldPoint provide the necessary experience and technical ability to assist in the optimisation of demanding product specifications and manufacturing constraints. Utilising appropriate technical software, the MouldPoint evaluation and analysis covers 19 key manufacturing elements.

Rapid Prototyping

3D Printing / SLA / SLS / CNC Machining

Direct to part manufacture.  Produce representative although not production intent parts from an array of manufacturing methods including 3D Printing / SLA / SLS / CNC Machining.

QUANTITY:           1 to 20 parts

LEAD TIME:           2 to 5 days (...excluding shipping)

GOOD FOR:          In hand visualisation & presentation.  Multiple rapid iterations tracking                               design progress including 'lite' functionality & assembly verification.

LIMITATIONS:       Limited polymer selection precluding detailed mechanical & tolerance                                 analysis.  Limited part resolution with relatively high part cost.

Rapid Tooling

Soft Tooling / CNC Tooling / Modular Tooling

In-direct part manufacture.  Potentially production intent parts from a selection of tooling methodologies.

QUANTITY:           100 to 10000 parts

LEAD TIME:           2 to 6 weeks (...to FOT; excluding shipping)

GOOD FOR:          Detailed component verification including DFM, polymer selection,                                      surface finish, gate configuration, application intent & bridge to                                          production.  Reduced part cost.

LIMITATIONS:        Longer wait for first parts and limited cavitation options.  Higher cost                                and lead time to test updated design iterations.