Gaza
20th October 2008, 05:25 PM
does anyone know of some one that does plastic injection moulding, i have a job that needs some fixings made for it.
they are in yellow pages but i dont know them from a bar of soap
Master Splinter
20th October 2008, 06:39 PM
You might get a shock at the price - last time I was ringing around for injection moulding prices (which was quite some time ago) the price per part was cheap, but to get the mould made was in the region of $40k.
Are you sure you need injection moulding? Rotary moulding is cheaper to set up for, or you may find fabrication much more economical for a small run. There's also casting as an option for short runs, but it will depend on what you are trying to make.
underfoot
20th October 2008, 08:05 PM
Gaza, injection moulding ( if it's relatively simple) becomes cost effective at about 5000 units, as MS said, the unit price is inexpensive, it's the patterns , molds and set up that are going to cost you,
if this is not what you want there may be some alternatives,
more info would help.