An important part in the research and development of mold design. Because the product and mold design are interdependent, so understand the development process, plastic parts mold design and mold manufacturing process is very useful for product design engineers and mould design engineer. Typical stages of product development process, including: product definition, product design, experience and product development, improve production capacity, put on the market.
Although the product development process is complex, but most of the following two key attributes:
1 establish a systematic development plan to ensure the integrity of the design and manufacture.
2 establish a level process to avoid risks by performing effective budget assessments at key points in the project.
3 the product development process is divided into multiple stages through the approval fee level. The next phase of the assessment of the previous stage.
1, product definition
The product development process begins with the analysis of the market, the understanding of the competitor's product standards, the definition of the product specifications and the evaluation of the potential profits. If management agrees to develop new products, it will form a suitable team for early conceptual design and business development. In the first stage, you need to estimate the approximate size, attributes, and cost of the product. At the same time, it is possible to discuss and evaluate the feasibility of concept sketches, physical prototypes and prototypes.
In the profit for market research, will be in the early stages of the software products to forecast sales potential of different price point. At the same time, the establishment of the development of products and the market will be required for the human cost and project cost budget. May success through continuous assessment of Cha commercial product development, evaluation and management of conceptual design, the anchor sale expected and budget. The proposed product development project may be rejected, shelved or modified accordingly.
2 product design
If the project is approved and the budget is allocated, the product development process will continue and will be subject to further analysis and design after additional funding is provided. In the second stage, each component of the product will be designed in detail. The design of plastic parts includes the consideration of the problems of appearance, structure, heating and manufacturing. The design of the manufacturing method will be used to identify the problem of effective manufacturing of parts. The assembly method is designed to reduce the component, determine the tolerance of the key dimensions and ensure the assembly of the finished product.
The initial product design phase of the design results, (through the second management recommendations) is a detailed and proven product design. "Detailed design" means that each component will be specified in terms of material, geometry, surface roughness, tolerances, suppliers and costs. If you need to customize the plastic parts, you need to quote these parts at this stage. Submit the manufacturing cost and detailed design to management for approval. If the design and cost of the product is acceptable, the required budget is allocated and the product development is focused on manufacturing.
3 business and production development
Although the mold design and mold manufacturing is the focus of the plastics industry, but these are included in the "mold manufacturing" activities. At the same time, we will carry out important business development and establish production plan. Specifically, business development needs to fully define the supply chain and establish an initial order to support the launch of the product. The layout of the assembly line, the transmission of human resources needs, the establishment of manufacturing facilities, which need to establish a production plan.
When the mold is completed, the "alpha" (initial) product production, testing and assembly work. After that, the initial product is tested through a series of tests to verify its performance level, performance standards and customer satisfaction. If the initial product is not satisfactory, the manufacturing process, the associated tools, and the design of the detailed components shall be properly adjusted. At the same time, operators will be detailed in order to conduct quality control and personnel training.
4 zoom in and put into operation
Verify the design and production plan of the developed product by the use of the high management review method. In this case, the product can be manufactured in the middle of the sample according to the standard manufacturing requirements. The "beta" products will be provided by the marketing department, sales force and key customers to determine the acceptability of the product. As before, the design and manufacture of the product may be modified to address important issues. When all the stakeholders (marketing, sales, manufacturing, key suppliers, customers) ready, to sample production process based products and the establishment of early product inventory, the products on the market.
5 the role of mold design

Mold quotation, mold design and mold manufacturing support a huge product development process. The need to provide tooling and / or part cost quotations usually means the beginning of the conceptual design phase or the detailed design phase. At this point, if the mold engineer or mold maker gives a full detailed design, then some unreasonable,

The reason is that:
1 a large amount of work on the design of die is done at the same time;
2 mold design may be subject to major modifications due to manufacturing process or product performance.
The mold development process usually begins with a lack of detail of the initial design, and if the direct use of the original design may lead to the production of unsatisfactory products. Production design information needed a key part of the mold design of the starting part size, wall thickness and expected. Based on this information, the mold designer can develop the original layout of the mold, give cost evaluation, and give product design improvements. In order to speed up the process of product development, mold design and mold parts can be purchased and customized.
When the product development stage is coming to an end, the mold manufacturing and commissioning phase begins. For this reason, the mold manufacturers and suppliers to provide high quality molds as soon as possible and under great pressure. This task is very challenging because there are potential errors in the design of the product. As a result, the mold designer may be required to redesign and modify the part of the mold and work with the mold manufacturer to determine if it meets the production requirements.