Author Archives: Jack Qiao

S136 vs. H13: Choosing the Right Mold Steel for High-Precision Medical Components

Professional Injection Mold Manufacturer in China S136 vs. H13 Mold Steel: How a Precision Injection [...]

PC vs ABS vs PC-ABS: The Ultimate Guide for Electronic Device Enclosures

The Ultimate Guide to PC vs. ABS vs. PC-ABS: Selecting the Right Resin for High-Precision [...]

High-Precision PC-ABS Electronic Enclosure: A Success Story in DFM and Precision Tooling

High-Precision PC-ABS Electronic Enclosure: A Success Story in DFM and Precision Tooling Electronic components demand [...]

The Complete Guide to Sourcing an Injection Mold from China

Most of the money in a China mold project is spent before the deposit is [...]

How to Choose the Right Plastic Material for Injection Molding

The most expensive material decision in a project is usually the one made fastest. A [...]

8 Common Injection Molding Defects and How to Fix Them at the Root Cause

A container of parts arrives. The surface has dimples where it should be flat, one [...]

How to Choose the Right Mold Steel Grade (And Why “P20” Isn’t Enough)

Last year I opened a mold that had been running for eleven months and found [...]

How to Prepare a CAD File That Doesn’t Make Your Mold Maker Hate You

I’ve opened maybe 800 STEP files in the last three years. Maybe a hundred of [...]

How to Compare Injection Mold Quotes Without Getting Burned

I’ve seen it happen maybe fifty times. A buyer sends the same STEP file to [...]