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What factors affect the cost of an injection mold in China?

When you are looking for an plastic   injection mold supplier in China , you may be

wondering: “What factors affect the price of the mold? “Or "How to get molds with

lower prices in China?”

Of course, we all understand that the price of a product always depends on many

factors. And there is no exception for injection mold. A mold can cost from several

thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the most important factors that

affect the price of the mold are the complexity of the part that will be produced from

the mold, the size and the number of cavities. In addition, we also need to consider

more about some other factors such as the injection system (Hot Runner or Cold

Runner), geographic location of suppliers, or some other requests...

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We are all clear that if a mold has higher levels of complexity, larger size, it will

have a higher price for processing than simpler and smaller-sized molds. Besides,

the number of cavities that you want will also affect the cost of the mold. Multiple

cavities, the mold will be larger, and need more materials, or processing will also take

more time and fee.

That's not to mention Mold Base Standard that you requeste or mold

suppliersuggest. If you do not give specific requirements for Mold Base Standard,

when you compare the price of the suppliers you should also pay attention to this.

Also,type of steel that is used to make the mold also affects the cost. So, if you want

a good standard mold, high quality, it is clear that the cost will be higher, which also

means that will help you get high quality products, less faulty in the manufacturing

process, and the mold life will also be higher.

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A feature that cannot be produced from the mold in the straight open and shut

direction will require a moving part added to the tool. Some of these moving sections

are referred to as sliders, collapsible cores, and unscrewing molds. Each of

these moving parts makes the tool bigger or more complicated, of course, that will

require more work and ultimately increase the cost.

Using Hot Runner or Cold Runner in Injection system will also affect the price of

a mold. Obviously we all know that Hot Runner is different from Cold Runner, and the

cost is also different.

Another factor that we also need to pay attention to is the surface finish. If the

surface finish is not critical then a machined finish may be acceptable — this does

not require secondary finishing thus reducing the time and cost to produce the tool.

Hand polishing takes time and effort and has to be built into the cost of the tool.

There is a factor that many people do not pay enough attentiont to is the geographic

location of mold suppliers in China. Why should we pay any attention to this?

First, in China, the average wage in the different regions will vary, and this will affect

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the Labor cost which is also added into the mold's price. In addition, the transport by

sea would help you save costs significantly, so if your supplier is near to shipping

ports, the transportation will get easier and less cost.

According to an evaluation, choosing to buy tools manufactured in China will help

you save cost up to "40% compared with a typical tool price from Europe or the

USA". However, you should also consider the expenses of travelling to the factory

to ensure tools are built correctly. Of course, there is another choice for that is to

choose third party company, which can help you audit the process and inspect

tooling.

Looking forward to hearing your opinions!

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