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Small & Medium Injection Mold Capabilities

A precise map of what we build well — sizes, structures, gating, cavity counts, materials — so overseas buyers know before they send drawings whether their project is a fit.

Complete Tools We Build

Types of Injection Molds

Single-shot molds

1-cavity or low-cavity tools for engineering evaluation, low-volume production and specialty parts.

Small & medium production molds

Cold or hot runner tools for parts under ~450 × 320 mm, tuned for stable multi-week production runs.

Prototype molds

Bridge tools for design validation before committing to a production tool — usually P20 or aluminum inserts.

Mold inserts & spare parts

Core / cavity inserts, wear parts and spare ejector components made to fit into existing mold bases.

Mold repair & modification

Weld-and-recut repairs, insert changes, cavity additions and gating changes for tools already in the field.

Sub-assembly tooling

Companion tools for related parts in the same assembly, planned together for fitment and finish consistency.

Structural Features

Mold Structures & Actions

Runner & gate systems

  • Cold runner molds
  • Hot runner molds (partner-supplied hot systems)
  • Side gate
  • Submarine (tunnel) gate
  • Pin-point gate
  • Direct / sprue gate for prototype tools

Actions & complex geometry

  • Slider actions
  • Lifter mechanisms
  • Core pulling
  • Angled ejector pins
  • Metal insert loading
  • Threaded core assemblies (manual unscrewing)
Cavity Count

How Many Cavities We Recommend

Cavity count is a design choice, not a marketing number. For most overseas projects we recommend 1–8 cavities — that's where our workshop is most stable and cost-effective. For small precision parts, higher cavity counts are possible after a technical review.

Cavity rangeWhere it fits
1 cavityPrototype tools, larger parts, engineering samples, molds where cycle time matters less than tuning.
1 + 1 (family)Matching left/right parts, assemblies where two parts must be tooled together for fitment.
2 – 8 cavitiesTypical range for stable medium-volume production of small and medium parts.
Up to 48 cavitiesAvailable for small precision parts after technical review — feasibility, gating balance and cooling checked before we quote.

Our recommendation: 1–8 cavities typical; up to 48 cavities for small precision parts after review.

Plastic Materials

Materials We Regularly Tool For

Commodity plastics

  • ABS
  • PP
  • PE (HDPE / LDPE)
  • PS / HIPS
  • PVC (rigid)

Engineering & optical

  • PC and PC+ABS
  • PA6, PA66 (with or without glass fill)
  • POM (acetal)
  • PMMA and PC for optical parts
  • PETG, PET
  • Overmolding of TPE / TPU on rigid substrates (in cooperation with the injection partner running production)

Steels commonly used: P20 / 1.2311 for prototype and mid-life tools, 718H / 2738 for pre-hardened production tools, S136 / 2083 for high-polish and optical cavities, H13 / 1.2344 for high-wear areas. Steel selection is agreed before mold design starts.

Dimensional Capability

Sizes, Tolerances, Weights

Maximum mold size500 × 700 × 550 mm
Typical mold size250 × 350 mm to 500 × 700 mm
Typical mold weight200 – 800 kg
Typical plastic part size50 mm to 300 mm
Maximum plastic part size~450 × 320 mm
Insert / core / cavity machining tolerance0.005 – 0.02 mm
Common part dimensional tolerance0.02 – 0.2 mm (depends on part design and material)
Heat treatment hardnessHRC 52 – 58
Trial molding machine range90T – 200T
Optional injection molding production: After mold completion and sample approval, injection molding production can be arranged when the project fits our machine range and production schedule. Production scope, quantity, material, packaging, quality requirements and delivery schedule are confirmed separately for each project.
Capability boundary: We do not build molds over ~1 ton, large automotive bumper molds, 64-cavity high-speed packaging molds, or life-critical / implantable medical molds. We would rather refer you than accept work outside our window.

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