Production Tooling
Production tooling (PT) refers to injection molds for mass production in the plastics industry that are designed primarily to meet the needs of mass production, i.e., a life cycle of more than one million cycles while maintaining tight dimensional tolerances for each finished part.
For this reason, mold makers must combine the best raw materials (e.g., hardened tool steel), advanced mold design, precision machining, and good factory management to create superior production molds. Production molds undergo rigorous testing to ensure durability, functionality and overall performance. Production lead times vary slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer, typically ranging from a month to a month and a half.
When choosing to use production tooling, the product is typically very mature in the marketplace and at the peak of the product's life cycle.[1] In contrast, rapid tooling uses materials and designs that are less expensive and generally meets the needs of research and development to test and validate the design, functionality and performance of the product and to produce strategic products for market testing when the market is still uncertain.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Differences Between Production and Prototype Tooling". Rapid Axis | Production And Prototype Machining. June 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Guide to Rapid Tooling". High Resolution SLA and SLS 3D Printers for Professionals | Formlabs.
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