DFM Embedded Prototypes

DFM Embedded prototype tooling is the direct path to an optimal production-class mold by validating design-for-manufacturability early, proving critical tool and part characteristics, and transferring the right process and design decisions into production with confidence.

Prototypes should do more than deliver a quick plastic sample. It should function as the first unit of capacity and represent the key characteristics that will be carried forward into the production tool, reducing risk, improving alignment between scan data and product model, and supporting long-term manufacturability.

Key Features Carried into Production

The prototype should establish and confirm the production-critical features that influence tool performance, part quality, and first pass production readiness

These production-critical features include:

·         Gate locations

·         Split lines

·         Draft for release

·         Water circuit reference

Prototype Deliverables

·         Shrink factor is proven and documented.

·         Split line locations are optimized to update the product model and drawings, improving alignment between 3D CAD data and CT/blue laser scan results.