When you make custom silicone products, you need to make a set of molds first, open a sample mold to make a sample, and then give the sample to the customer for confirmation, and then open a large mold for mass production after confirming that there are no problems. However, there are certain costs involved in making a mold, so many companies ask about the cost of molds when making custom silicone products. What is the cost of sample mold opening based on?
First of all, to open a set of silicone product molds you need to provide 3D drawings or send the physical product over as a model, otherwise, it is impossible to make a mold with a flat drawing alone. If you provide 3D drawings, you will be charged for 3D printing in addition to the cost of opening the mold. The normal cost will be charged according to the difficulty of the product.
There are two types of molds for custom silicone products.
The first is the vulcanization mold, which is a pressed mold, often used to make keys or a layer of soft cushions below the keys. This type of mold is not expensive and is calculated according to the number of cavities in the mold, after pressing, each product is torn off by hand. The cost of the mold is around 3000~8000 RMB.
The second type of mold is the injection mold, LSR, which belongs to the liquid injection, the mold requires high processing accuracy, the mold has to be insulated, and the heat insulation board has to be added between the templates. Gap and accuracy can not exceed 0.01mm. injection machine should also be modified accordingly, this kind of mold price is of course more expensive than the general injection mold.
How much does it cost to make a custom silicone product mold?
First of all, the production cost of a silicone mold is affected by the technology and materials used in the production of the mold. With the continuous development of the silicone mold production industry, the production technology within the industry is getting higher and higher, and the production process is further upgraded, which can help manufacturers save a lot of manpower and material resources, thus saving costs, so the price of silicone molds will naturally become lower and lower. In addition, the supply and demand of related materials in the market also directly affect the mold opening price.
What is the cost of custom silicone products’ molds?
In fact, the silicone mold opening price is not fixed, according to the size of the customer’s needs and the size of the product size accounting and material consumption and loss, plus the cost of labor technology calculation; also depends on the complexity of the mold, generally speaking, the more complex the mold charges are also higher; silicone products opening time is generally in 5-10 days; silicone products specific opening depends on the structure of silicone products, different structures of silicone products mold processing time is different.
From the above, we can see which factors are related to the cost of silicone product molding. Therefore, in order to save costs, when we customize silicone products, we should determine the requirements of the product in all aspects in advance, and then provide it to an experienced manufacturer for accurate mold opening. Generally speaking, manufacturers have refunded mold fees for large customized quantities and long-term cooperation, as well as the benefit of free mold opening for long-term cooperation with manufacturers. So when we first choose to work with a manufacturer, we must choose a good manufacturer so that it is easier to work with in the long term and save some money.
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