Design Capability

1. Design the plastic moulding yourself, preferably using 3D CAD. Send us the CAD models in DXF, DWG, IGES, Parasolid, Pro-Engineer, SolidWorks format. We can, provide more accurate quotes, create tool drawing/s and manufacture mould tools.

Get a design company to create CAD models for you, but ensure you use one with experience of plastic moulding design. Alternatively, we could design the moulding for you, which has a number of advantages -

a) we understand your needs and can adapt the design, if necessary, to ensure that it can be injection moulded and
b) by getting C3 to design your plastic moulding, you can have greater confidence, save time and money. Once approved, we can also make the mould tool and plastic mouldings.

2. If you'd like to see what your plastic moulding will look like before having a tool made, we can use the CAD files to make solid models of your parts - SLA models are made by a machine which reads the 3D CAD data and then uses a laser and a resin to build up the model. You can use this to e.g. test the 'fit' in your assembly.

For functional models with snap fits, living hinges etc use SLS not SLA models.