How to reduce the production cost of injection moulds?

Injection mould is a key tool in the plastics processing industry, and the control of its production cost has an important impact on the profitability of enterprises. In the current competitive market environment, reduce the production cost of injection moulds, improve the core competitiveness of enterprises, has become the concern of many enterprises. So, how to effectively reduce the production cost of injection moulds? The following suggestions may help you.

1. Selection of suitable mould materials: the selection of mould materials should be based on the performance requirements of the products, production batch and other factors for comprehensive consideration. Under the premise of ensuring the quality of the products, the selection of cost-effective mould materials can reduce production costs.
2. Optimise mould design: Reasonable mould design can improve the production efficiency, reduce the waste of raw materials and lower the production cost. In the mould design process, should fully consider the shape, size, structure and production process and other factors, and strive to simplify the mould structure, reduce the number of mould parts.
3. Improve the accuracy of mould manufacturing: accurate mould manufacturing helps to improve the quality and accuracy of products and reduce the generation of defective products. Through the use of high-precision processing equipment, improve the machining accuracy of mould parts and strengthen the adjustment and calibration in the process of mould assembly, it can effectively reduce the rate of defective products, thus reducing production costs.
4. Improve the reliability of moulds: Ensuring the stable operation of moulds in the long production process can reduce the frequency of maintenance and replacement of moulds, thus reducing production costs. For this reason, we should use high-quality mould parts and strengthen the maintenance and repair of the mould.
5. Adopt advanced production process: By adopting advanced injection moulding process and technology, such as high-speed injection moulding, multi-colour injection moulding, precision injection moulding, etc., the production efficiency can be improved and the production cost can be reduced.
6. Strengthen supply chain management: optimise the supply chain of raw materials, mould parts, etc. to reduce the procurement cost. Establish long-term co-operation with suppliers for more affordable price and good service.
7. Improve staff quality: strengthen staff training, improve staff’s technical level and service consciousness, so as to improve production efficiency and reduce production cost.
8. Strengthen product quality control: through strict quality control, reduce the rate of defective products, reduce rework, returns and other losses caused by quality problems.

Reduce injection mould production costs need to seek optimization and breakthroughs in many aspects. Enterprises should combine their own actual situation, take effective measures to continuously improve product quality and production efficiency, in order to reduce production costs and enhance market competitiveness.