At Nice Rapid, with orders of more than 100 parts, we will consider Quick Turn Tooling, Injection Molding for
plastics and Die Casting for metals. Materials could be plastics and metals. We can make rapid tooling for
various plastics with different finishing, like sand blasting, texture, painting, plating and so on, depending on
our customers' requirements. We can make tool life to be 5k to 100ks or more. So if you have any projects
that you would only like 100pcs or 100ks pcs parts, you are welcomed to contact us for a quote.
What is rapid tooling?
Rapid Tooling is a way to simplify the mould structure for low cost & short lead-time. It's commonly used in
the field of rapid injection moulding, based on the low-volume requirement. Nice Rapid manufactures its own
rapid tooling in 7075 aluminum(moulds can be textured) and pre-hardened P20 tool steel, to make the cavity,
core and ejector plates. They are then fitted into a Master Unit Die(MUD based system) with standard tooling
components, in order to produce injection moulded parts.
Rapid Tooling vs Conventional Tooling?
Rapid aluminium tooling is very suitable or low-volume production prototype runs, providing a cost effective solution
with shorter lead-time than traditional production tooling. For rapid tooling, we can typically be 30-50%
cheaper than full production tooling, with a 40-60% reduction in lead-time compared to traditional moulds.
Typically, we are able to go from initial DFM design through to tooling manufacture, mould flow analysis, and
initial samples in approximately 5 to 28 calendar days(depending on product complexity and tool functionality).
Nice Rapid's professional knowledge and expertise in rapid manufacturing really does cut down a lot of the
time & cost of producing your prototype!
What metal material are used for rapid tooling?
We manufacture our tools from aluminium, P20, NAK80 and S136 tool steel, which can be run in a standard
injection moulding machine to produce production quality parts in low-volumes. These moulds are
generally serviceable for 5000 to 100,000+ units(depending on tool steel type, prototype material and tool
functionality).
Advantages of Rapid Tooling
Challenges of Rapid Tooling
Benefits of Rapid Injection Moulding
Bridge to Production Process
Are you ready to start your next project?
Whether your product requires a single cavity, open and shut mould, or a complex, multi-cavity,
multiple-gate, multiple-action tool, Nice Rapid can handle your job. Talk to one of our expert team
and contact us to get your free quote.