How Much Does It Cost To Open A New Mold For OEM Silicone Products?

When customizing silicone products, it is necessary to open new molds first, open the sample mold for proofing, hand over the sample to the customer for confirmation, and then open the large-scale mold for mass production after confirming that there is no problem. However, mold opening also requires a cost. Therefore, many companies will ask the question of mold cost when customizing silicone products. So, how much does it cost to open molds for customized silicone products? What is the cost of sample mold based on?

First of all, to open a new mold, you need to provide 3D drawings or send physical products as models, otherwise you cannot make molds based on a plan. Provide 3D drawings, in addition to the mold opening fee, a 3D printing fee will be charged, and the normal fee will be charged according to the difficulty of the product.

Silicone product molds are roughly divided into the following two types:

The first is a vulcanization mold, which is a pressing mold. It is often used to make common silicone products. This kind of mold is not expensive, and the price is calculated according to the number of mold holes. Tear off each product by hand after it’s pressed well. The cost of the mold is about 600-1500USD.

The second is the injection mold, which is LSR, which belongs to liquid injection. The mold requires high processing accuracy, and the mold needs to be insulated, and heat insulation plates must be added between the templates. The gap and accuracy cannot exceed 0.01mm. The injection machine should also be modified accordingly. The price of this kind of mold is, of course, more expensive than the general injection mold.

How much does it cost to open a silicone mold?

First of all, from the production cost of silicone molds, the production cost of a mold will be affected by the process and materials used to produce the mold. With the continuous development of the silicone mold production industry, the production technology in this industry is getting higher and higher, and the production process is further upgraded, which can help manufacturers save a lot of labour and material resources, thereby saving costs. The price of such silicone molds will naturally become lower and lower. In addition, the supply and demand relationship of related materials in the market also directly affects the mold opening price.

What is the cost of silicone molds?

In fact, the price of silicone mold opening is not fixed. It is calculated according to the size of the product required by the customer, the amount of material and loss, plus the cost of labor and technology; it also depends on the complexity of the mold. Generally speaking, the more complex the mold, the higher the charge. The mold opening time of silicone products is generally 15-25 days; the specific mold opening of silicone products depends on the structure of the silicone product, and the mold processing time of silicone products with different structures is different.

From the above situation, we can see what factors are related to the cost of mold opening of silicone products. Therefore, in order to save costs, when we customize silicone products, we must determine all aspects of the product in advance, and then provide it to experienced manufacturers to accurately mold the product. Generally speaking, for customers who have a large amount of customization and long-term cooperation, the manufacturer will refund the mold fee, and also cooperate with the manufacturer for a long time, and can also obtain the benefits of free mold opening, such as the SUAN houseware factory. Therefore, when we choose to cooperate with a manufacturer for the first time, we must choose a good manufacturer, which is more convenient for long-term cooperation and can save some costs.