Avoiding the Pitfalls of Overseas Tooling
1.1.2015 | Andy Molodetz and John Cavangaro of CY Plastics were published in the January 2015 issue MoldMaking Technology:
For buyers of injection-molded or blow-molded parts, the decision whether to use tooling based overseas or in the United States can be complicated. It’s true that molds made in the U.S. are generally higher quality. It’s also true that governmental regulations sometimes require that the tooling be designed and built in the U.S. Other times the decision related to the tooling source is based on personal beliefs. Most often, it comes down to balancing cost, speed and quality.
At CY Plastics, we create molds for our own injection and blow-molding operations in western New York. We also source molds from qualified tool shops, both in the U.S. and overseas. We strive to choose the right approach for the situation and to manage the process to meet the customer’s needs using any one of these approaches…
