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Technical insights on plastic injection molding, mold manufacturing, material selection, and quality — from the JBRplas engineering team. Articles cover DFM …

An OEM sourcing director is evaluating three locations for a plastic housing program: China, Mexico, and Vietnam. The mold quotes arrive — China is lowest. The …

Two buyers order the same part from two suppliers. Buyer A pays $6,000 for the mold. Buyer …

The mold is the buyer’s asset — paid for by the buyer, built for the buyer’s …

A new mold arrives at the press for its first trial. The mold maker watches the first shot …

A production manager looks at a press running a 28-second cycle and asks the classic …

A buyer approves a mold quote, and six months later the tool is producing flash and …

A program manager needs 10% out of the piece price on a housing running 600,000 pieces per …

A quality director receives a mandate: qualify a new injection molding supplier for a …

A procurement manager signs a Chinese injection molding supplier after a flawless sampling …

A mechanical design engineer is specifying the material for a gear train in a …