what to look for in an injection molding company

What to Look for in anInjection Molding Company

Do Your Homework• Finding the right

company out of all of the many injection molding companies can be challenging.

• Ask questions and look around if you can.

• Do your homework!

4 Important Attributes

1. Expertise2. Flexibility3. Proper Equipment4. Decent Pricing

1. Expertise• Staff that has experience running the

machinery.• Full-time engineer on hand.• Injection molding companies need to

have experience.

2. Flexibility• Designer needs to be flexible to your

needs and the needs of the project.• Your product won’t turn out right

without some flexible time management.

3. Proper Equipment• 3-D printing may

be essential for your project.

• Make sure the machinery can handle your order in the necessary time.

4. Decent Pricing• Competitive

pricing is always desirable.

• Don’t sacrifice quality for pricing, check for the other attributes first before finding lowest price.

Helpful Questions to Ask• Do you have a full-time engineer on your staff?• Do you perform your own in-house design work?• Are you willing to work with clients on a design?• How fully formed does the design need to be?• Do you work with prototypes?• Do you work more particularly with one industry?• Do you have a 3-D printer on hand?• How many injection molding machines do you have

in operation, and how much work can they handle?• What is your pricing for a smaller project? What is

your pricing for a larger project?

What Is Your Industry?

Certain industries may have companies that specialize in that industry.

1. Plastic Packaging2. Automotive Parts3. Medical Plastics4. Industrial Plastics

Getting the Right Services

• Finding injection molding companies can be difficult.

• Contact Streamline Plastics today for a free quote.