In the process of new product development, the R&D department will mainly focus on the product function, and will starts product design with the purpose of the expected function. The function and structure of products will be verified by 3D printing or vacuum forming based on the first version of the product design, after several modifications to the product structure, a final design will be done. However, will the final design meet the requirements of injection mold design?
The mold company will further improve the effectiveness of the product design based on functional completeness. The most easily overlooked issues in the product design of the R&D department are whether the product can be processed by injection molding and whether the structure conforms to the mold design standards. As the source of product processing, the mold company will present their professional suggestions on product structure modifications on how to achieve the project by injection molding, and from a perspective of mold design, final structure recommendations will be offered to the R&D department by mold design engineers, which will meet the requirements on both function and structure.
Most mold company has their design department, and the engineers can give reasonable adjustment suggestions and modification plans for the structure of the injection molded product. The R&D department can work together with the mold design company to develop the new product and enhance the product structure, and the cooperation between the mold company and the product design department can improve the project cycle and avoid mistakes.