Dongguan JEC Mold Co., Limited · ISO 9001:2015
Automotive Speaker Grille Cover
Automotive Parts

Automotive Speaker Grille Cover

Flat cover panel with a fine perforated acoustic field and snap-fit edge features.

Automotive Speaker Grille Cover
Overview

Automotive Speaker Grille Cover

Automotive Speaker Grille Cover is one of the parts molded on tooling built at our Dongguan shop. Flat cover panel with a fine perforated acoustic field and snap-fit edge features.

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.

3D data for this tool is issued in whichever format your own toolroom opens without translation: STEP, IGES, Parasolid, CATIA, SolidWorks.

Key Benefits

  • Final mold and packing inspection before the tool is shipped
  • Reply to every enquiry inside 24 hours
  • A written DFM before fabrication, so changes happen while they are still cheap
  • Full 3D design issued in your own CAD format

Problems It Solves

  • Weld lines landing on a visible face because gating was chosen for fill alone
  • Cavity finishes agreed after the steel was cut instead of before
  • 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 Speaker Grille Cover 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 Speaker Grille Cover
Reference on our catalogueAutomobile Part 8
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 Speaker Grille Cover 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 Speaker Grille Cover — Buyer Questions

Can you handle the side actions this part needs?

Tools with several slides or lifters go through a mold motion simulation before the design review closes, so the open-to-close sequence is proven step by step rather than discovered at first trial.

Which 3D formats can you issue for Automotive Speaker Grille Cover?

We issue mold design data in STEP, IGES, Parasolid, CATIA, SolidWorks. Tell us which one your toolroom opens natively and we will work in that.

How long does a quotation take for Automotive Speaker Grille Cover?

We return a professional mold quotation within 2 working days. Send the 3D data, the resin and the expected annual volume and that is usually enough to quote without a second round of questions.

Is a prototype tool worth it before the production mold?

It is when the design is not yet frozen. Rapid prototype mold making is one of our listed services, priced low and built for a fast lead time, and what the trial shows feeds the DFM for the production tool.

Quote Automotive Speaker Grille Cover

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