Unlike traditional production tooling, rapid tooling has a more simplified mold structure and faster manufacturing speed that reduces the cost and saves project time, which is critical for successfully completing testing and moves into full production.

Our proven rapid tooling technology and high precision machining capabilities manufacture Class-A surfaces of light-guide and clear lens and provide tight tolerance control for functional test parts. We excel at combining technologies and performing cross-process operations.

Ready to build parts in a more cost- and time-efficient way? We combine traditional injection mold tooling methods with aluminum tooling, low-cost mold and fast turnaround will help you reduce manufacturing risk and can quickly produce qualified injection molded parts to production quality within 2-3 weeks.

I am looking to mold a cat sculpture for our local Humane Society. I have the model, formerly done in a 6 piece mold using fiberglass. I need about 50 cats, they stand 22″ floor to top of head, 30″ to top of tail, 6″ wide sideways and 16″ chest to rear. I also could use many more if the ideas goes to other HS.locations. The fiberglass ones were pure white, solid, but now I am thinking of technocats, clear plastic or solid white, hollow so that artists can utilize some tech including audio.

Materials with the lowest cost, generally polypropylene and polyethylene, are incredibly versatile and are used to make everything from milk jugs to car batteries. These are the materials most people use every day and low material costs help make mass production possible.

When thinking about what material to use for your plastic injection project, it’s important to remember that the function of the product should determine the material used. Having an understanding of the options available and the prices associated with those materials will help you to make an informed decision.

These materials are generally stronger or have special properties that make them suitable for specialized functions. Additives and other components can make these plastics even more durable but do add to the price.

Rapid tooling, often called Bridge Tooling, Prototype Tooling or Soft Tooling, is a fast way to pre-produce hundreds or even thousands of plastic parts before mass production, for design optimization, functional testing, or pre-production verification, which can be a bridge between rapid prototyping and mass production.

At Wayken, our experienced engineering team works with you to determine the best production process based on your customization goals and project expectations, providing cost-effective advice on design, materials, production processes, manufacturability, and more. Allows you to identify and correct design issues before mass production.

An injection mold generally costs between $1,000 and $80,000. A number of factors, including size and complexity, impact the final price. At Rex Plastic, the average price for an injection mold is $12,000. To read more about the cost of injection molding, check out our blog.

We manufacture aluminum molds often using high-quality 7000 series aluminum alloys, which have excellent machinability, fast CNC feeds and speeds, and rough-milling 3-5 times faster than steel. In addition, aluminum can be machined by EDM, fine micro-milling, and polished to mirror finish or etched texture. So it allows you to produce a mold with the shortest possible lead time at the smallest customer expenditure.

Do you need design-for-manufacturing (DFM) assistance? Or, are you ready for production? We have a full suite of services to offer and a lifetime mold guarantee.

If you spend $20,000 on a steel mold and then use that mold to create 400,000 parts, the cost per part would end up at 5 cents. There’s more to it than that, however, as the labor and material used will also have an impact on the total investment.

These three materials are used so often because they are affordable and durable. The material used to create a product should be determined by the product itself, and what it will be used for. To read more about different injection molding materials and their features, check out our materials blog here.

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