Everyone knows that our silicone rubber products will have molds before products. When we develop a new product or new process, we often make a small prototype mold first, instead of directly opening a mass production mold. , So why open a sample mold first, what are the benefits and necessity of developing a sample mold? Let's look down together!

 

In order to verify the product structure, especially when we are designing a product in an unknown field, this is very important. When a product is designed, we cannot be sure whether this structure can meet the design requirements, such as the sealing of rubber products. , Whether it can be demolded smoothly during production, product shrinkage, etc., and our silicone rubber products are not as a single product in most cases, but need to be assembled with plastic parts or hardware to form a product , Especially some appearance parts, require high precision. These must be verified by opening a model. Discover the problems that may affect subsequent mass production in a timely manner. To solve these problems, we usually repair the mold or modify the mold. If we wait for the mass production mold to be changed, the cost of the mold change will be very expensive, and it may cause the mold to be reworked in severe cases. The manufacturer or our customers will be a big loss.

 

　　 The second market requires that we launch a new product, and it cannot guarantee that it will sell well, and it is not sure whether consumers will like it. Therefore, we need to use a prototype model to put it on the market in small batches to verify the market response. If the effect is good, open a mass production model for mass production, instead of producing a large batch and then discovering that it cannot be sold. Cause a backlog of waste.

 

　　 Generally speaking, the purpose of opening a prototype mold is to reduce the risk of mold opening, find problems in advance, and further optimize the process flow and reduce waste. The production process of our sample mold is the same as the mass production mold, but the number of mold cavities is reduced, usually there is only one cavity. As long as there is no problem with the sample mold, you can safely open the large mold for mass production.