Custom injection moulding tooling solution

Tooling refers to the entire process of designing, manufacturing, and setting up the mould tool needed for your injection moulding project. This includes creating technical drawings from your CAD file, machining the tool from solid blocks of steel or aluminium, and installing features like cooling channels, ejector pins, and moving parts like slides and lifters.

The tooling process also covers testing the tool, making any necessary adjustments, and qualifying it for production. Essentially, tooling is everything that happens before you can start making your actual plastic parts.

At Quickparts, the process starts with your CAD design, which our engineers review and convert into detailed tool drawings. We machine the tool from solid blocks of certified steel or aluminium using precision CNC equipment, creating the exact negative shape of your part.

The tool gets fitted with cooling channels to control temperature, ejector systems to push parts out cleanly, and any moving components needed for complex geometries. Finally, we test the tool by running sample parts, measuring them against your specifications, and making any fine adjustments needed before approving it for production.

Rapid tooling uses streamlined manufacturing processes and materials, like aluminum instead of steel, to dramatically reduce tooling lead times. Rapid aluminium tools can be ready in weeks because aluminium is much easier and faster to machine.

These rapid tools are great for prototyping, testing your design, and making smaller quantities of parts. While aluminum tools generally wear out faster than steel, they can still produce over 100,000 parts in many cases. More importantly, they help teams cut production timelines by up to 60%.

Yes, you own the mould tool once it’s completed and paid for. It’s your property just like any other equipment you purchase. This means you can take it to other manufacturers if needed, modify it, or store it for future production runs.

We’ll provide you with all the technical documentation, maintenance guidelines, and specifications so you have complete records of your tool.