Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts
Array of slender core pins, blades and slide inserts ground to size.
Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts
Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts is one of the parts molded on tooling built at our Dongguan shop. Array of slender core pins, blades and slide inserts ground to size.
The product surface finish review and the part and steel tolerance review both sit inside the DFM, so the finish and the tolerances are agreed in writing before the cavity is finished.
Before any steel is roughed we run the filling, packing, warpage and cooling study, so the cooling layout on this tool comes out of the analysis rather than out of habit.
Key Benefits
- Engineering correspondence in English throughout the project
- Mold motion simulation on complex multi-action tooling
- CNC, EDM, grinding and CMM equipment under one roof
- A written DFM before fabrication, so changes happen while they are still cheap
Problems It Solves
- Corrections argued verbally because no sample dimension report was ever issued
- Weld lines landing on a visible face because gating was chosen for fill alone
- Molds that arrive with no design record and no one able to explain the cooling layout
Who It Is For
- OEMs moving a program to an Asian tooling source
- Product companies needing a tool and the engineering behind it
- Buyers replacing a tool that failed in production
- Teams needing rapid prototype tooling before committing to steel
Application Scenarios
- Two-plate and three-plate production molds
- Slide and lifter action tools
- Multi-cavity family and balanced-runner molds
- Rapid prototype molds ahead of a production tool
How the Tool Behind Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts Is Built
- Design
Full 3D mold design completed to one hundred percent and checked in a design review meeting.
- DFM and MoldFlow
A written DFM for your comment, and filling, packing, warpage and cooling analysis on mass production tools.
- Machining
CNC and EDM work with steel inspected dimensionally after machining and electrodes inspected before burning.
- Trial and inspection
Mold trial with trial report and sample dimension report, then final mold and packing inspection.
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 name | Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts |
|---|---|
| Reference on our catalogue | Precision Mold part 2 |
| Category | Plastic Injection Molds |
| Process | Plastic injection molding |
| Tooling built by | Dongguan JEC Mold Co., Limited, Dongguan, China |
| Designed tool life | More than 1 million shots |
| Mold standard | Customer standard, or DME / Meusburger / HASCO / Progressive / MISUMI |
| Design data formats | STEP, IGES, Parasolid, CATIA, SolidWorks |
| Quality system | ISO 9001:2015 — Design, Manufacture and Service of Injection Molded Moulds; Manufacture and Service of Plastic Injection Molded Parts |
| Part dimensions | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
| Resin or alloy grade | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
| Cavity count | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
| Dimensional tolerance | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
| Surface finish | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
| Annual volume | TBC — confirmed in the quotation |
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 Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts 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 MoldsUse 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
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Large opened mold with two deep cavities and heavy guide pillars.
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Injection Mold with Cooling Circuit Manifolds
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Injection Mold with Multi Circuit Water Manifolds
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Slide Action Injection Mold
Long mold with side slides and a multi-cavity layout set up on the bench.
View details →Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts — Buyer Questions
Do you run MoldFlow before building the mold for Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts?
For mass production molds, yes. We run the practical study in four stages — filling, then packing, then warpage, then cooling — and the cooling layout is designed from the result.
How long does a quotation take for Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts?
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.
How do you inspect the steel used for Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts?
Incoming material inspection first, then steel hardness inspection with steel certification, then dimensional inspection after machining. Electrodes are inspected for dimension and surface finish before they are used.
What will we receive when the mold for Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts is tried?
Mold trial reports together with a sample dimension report (FAI). Those documents are what any later dimensional discussion is settled against.
Quote Precision Core Pins and Slide Inserts
Send the 3D data, the resin and the annual volume. A professional quotation with technical comment comes back within two working days.