Are you developing a new product which has plastic parts? If so, you'll need tooling made which including the mold for making the parts, so you're not going to want to miss this episode where we explain how to manage tooling and reduce your risks!
Typically, the tooling (mold) needs to be designed, fabricated, tested, and stored and moved correctly. But how do you manage all of these efficiently and reduce the risks of things going wrong?
Sofeast's CEO, Renaud Anjoran, and Adrian from the team discuss the risks and best practices of tooling management and use here.
Any questions about tooling management? We can help, as we help customers fabricate, manage, and store tooling in China and beyond. Let us know.
Show Notes
00:49 - Introduction.
01:05 - Defining 'tooling management.' Basically, tooling management is setting your expectations, review what the supplier/tooling shop is doing and confirm it makes sense, double-check and confirm that the tooling reaches your requirements, and retain access and control over the tooling.
08:39 - Some of the key risks you'll face throughout the lifecycle of a piece of plastic injection-molding tooling (and how to overcome them).
39:24 - If you buy and own the tooling you need your development contract with the supplier to include the following...
These points help prevent you from being hooked by your supplier and unable to walk away (the amount of risk depends on the type of supplier you work with):
42:37 - The process to follow when moving tooling between suppliers. At Sofeast, we follow a specific process for doing this safely and securely, and it's outlined in this blog post.
43:09 - Wrapping up.
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