Dongguan JEC Mold Co., Limited · ISO 9001:2015
Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register
Automotive Parts

Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register

Black vent register with twin circular barrels, louvre frame and a ducted rear body.

Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register
Overview

Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register

Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register is one of the parts molded on tooling built at our Dongguan shop. Black vent register with twin circular barrels, louvre frame and a ducted rear body.

The mold is tried before it leaves us and the trial report is issued with a sample dimension report, so first-article data exists before anything is packed.

Cavity and core steel is machined on our own CNC and EDM equipment, inspected dimensionally after machining, and the electrodes are checked for dimension and surface finish before they are burnt.

Key Benefits

  • Standard components to DME / Meusburger / HASCO / Progressive / MISUMI so spares stay available locally
  • Trial report with a sample dimension report (FAI) on delivery
  • Final mold and packing inspection before the tool is shipped
  • MoldFlow filling, packing, warpage and cooling on mass production tooling

Problems It Solves

  • Suppliers who cannot read a mold standard written in English
  • Long silences between the purchase order and the first sign of progress
  • Side actions that collide on the first close because the sequence was never simulated

Who It Is For

  • Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers sourcing tools out of Asia
  • Lighting specialists needing optical-grade cavity finishes
  • Under-hood component makers with slide and lifter heavy geometry
  • Interior trim suppliers with Class-A visible surfaces

Application Scenarios

  • Front and rear lighting assemblies
  • Air intake and air handling systems
  • Cooling and coolant circuits
  • Interior trim, vents and covers
Manufacturing Process

How the Tool Behind Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register Is Built

  1. Design

    Full 3D mold design completed to one hundred percent and checked in a design review meeting.

  2. DFM and MoldFlow

    A written DFM for your comment, and filling, packing, warpage and cooling analysis on mass production tools.

  3. Machining

    CNC and EDM work with steel inspected dimensionally after machining and electrodes inspected before burning.

  4. Trial and inspection

    Mold trial with trial report and sample dimension report, then final mold and packing inspection.

Specifications

Technical Data

The source material for this site records the part, its category and the photograph. Dimensions, resin grade, cavity count and tolerances are project data and are confirmed in the quotation.

Product nameAutomotive HVAC Air Vent Register
Reference on our catalogueAutomobile Part 6
CategoryAutomotive Parts
ProcessPlastic injection molding
Tooling built byDongguan JEC Mold Co., Limited, Dongguan, China
Designed tool lifeMore than 1 million shots
Mold standardCustomer standard, or DME / Meusburger / HASCO / Progressive / MISUMI
Design data formatsSTEP, IGES, Parasolid, CATIA, SolidWorks
Quality systemISO 9001:2015 — Design, Manufacture and Service of Injection Molded Moulds; Manufacture and Service of Plastic Injection Molded Parts
Part dimensionsTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Resin or alloy gradeTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Cavity countTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Dimensional toleranceTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Surface finishTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Annual volumeTBC — confirmed in the quotation
Quality Control

What Is Checked

  • Customer mold specification and requirement review and discussion during the kick-off meeting
  • 3D and 2D mold design review meeting before the design is sent to you, and a final check before fabrication
  • Incoming material inspection
  • Steel hardness inspection and steel certification
  • Electrode dimension and surface finish inspection
  • Steel dimension inspection after machining
  • Mold trial reports with a sample dimension report (FAI)
  • Final mold inspection and packing inspection

Certification

ISO 9001:2015 — scope: Design, Manufacture and Service of Injection Molded Moulds; Manufacture and Service of Plastic Injection Molded Parts.

Customization

Mold standard, cavity count, gating strategy, surface finish and mold base supplier are all specified per project. Tell us what your own standard requires and it is folded into the DFM rather than handled as a change later.

Compared With a Prototype Tool

A production mold for Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register is built to run for more than 1 million shots and is documented with a trial report and a sample dimension report. A rapid prototype mold answers a different question — is the design right — at a lower price and a faster lead time, and is not built for that life. If the design is still moving, the prototype stage is usually the cheaper route into the production tool.

Rapid Prototype Molds

Use Guide

  • Send 3D part data in STEP, IGES, Parasolid, CATIA, SolidWorks
  • State the resin or alloy, the annual volume and the mold standard
  • Comment on the DFM before fabrication — that is the cheapest point to change anything
  • Review the trial report and sample dimension report against your own drawing before release
  • Keep the mold standard on file so spares stay available locally
FAQ

Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register — Buyer Questions

What tool life should we expect on a mold for Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register?

Our high quality injection molds are built for more than 1 million shots. The exact figure for your tool depends on the resin, the cycle and the part geometry, and we put it in the quotation rather than leaving it open.

Are you certified?

Yes — ISO 9001:2015, with the scope recorded on the certificate as: Design, Manufacture and Service of Injection Molded Moulds; Manufacture and Service of Plastic Injection Molded Parts. The certificate is shown on our quality page.

Can you work to our own mold standard for Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register?

Yes. Mold design follows your own standard where you have one, and otherwise a global standard such as DME / Meusburger / HASCO / Progressive / MISUMI. Naming the standard in the enquiry avoids re-specifying components later in the design.

Who do we talk to during the project?

Our engineering team has been trained on customer mold standards and corresponds in English. Response to customers is no later than 24 hours.

Quote Automotive HVAC Air Vent Register

Send the 3D data, the resin and the annual volume. A professional quotation with technical comment comes back within two working days.