Is It Your Design or Your Molder?

Molding projects sometimes don’t go as planned. Design-to-manufacture transitions might take longer than expected, projects may exceed budgets, production parts may fail testing (or worse, in the field), and sometimes a design simply can’t be molded and you’ve got to go back and redesign. Lindsay Mann, director of sales and marketing for MTD Micro Molding, tells MD+DI that a common request over the years has been to figure out why another molder couldn’t execute a customer’s design successfully. This can be particularly troublesome for startups with limited funding. “Most pitfalls and roadblocks can be overcome by fully understanding the edges of success and failure for your design, knowing what specific technology expertise is required to bring your design to life, and consulting your selected molder early in the process,” she added. Transparency is important for successful collaboration, especially for startups. “They are looking for manufacturing experts to get it right the first time,” said Mann. “Medical device companies are looking for a manufacturer who is not learning on their dime or their watch, so experience is key. Molders need to show evidence of their experience molding the desired material and molding complex geometries like theirs (i.e. thin walls, sharp points, small thru holes, exo...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Molding Source Type: news