Injection Moulding Design Feasibility: What Happens Before We Cut Metal?
A plastic part may look simple… they rarely are. When a customer sends an injection moulding enquiry to Dudley Associates, it can arrive in many different forms. Sometimes it is a complete CAD model with 2D drawings, material information and annual volumes. Sometimes it is a prototype. Sometimes it is a sketch. Sometimes it is […]
Injection Moulding vs Fabricated Plastic Parts: When Tooling Becomes the Smarter Commercial Decision
When does fabrication stop making commercial sense? Fabrication is sometimes the right place to start. For early prototypes, very low-volume parts, large flat panels or one-off assemblies, cutting, machining, bonding and manually assembling plastic components can be quick, practical and relatively low-risk. You can test an idea without committing to production tooling. You can adjust […]
