Quick Turn Injection Molding
Get production-grade plastic parts in as fast as 7–15 days, from prototyping to bridge production.
Quick Turn Injection Molding
What is Quick Turn Injection Molding
Quick turn injection molding is a fast, cost-effective way to get real, production-grade plastic parts without waiting months for traditional tooling. Instead of building a full production mold, we use optimized mold bases and simplified tooling methods—often aluminum or soft steel—so you get parts in just 7–15 days.
Unlike 3D printing or urethane casting, quick turn injection molding uses the same materials and process as full production, giving you accurate, repeatable results. This means the parts you receive are ready for real-world testing or even end-use applications.
Our Quick Turn Molding Capabilities
By combining rapid tooling techniques with production-grade materials, we help you move from design to real parts in days instead of months.
Capability | Specification |
|---|---|
Tooling Material | Aluminum 7075, P20, S50C — optimized for fast machining and shorter lead times |
Mold Cavities | Single to 4-cavity rapid tools for prototyping and bridge production |
Max Part Size | Up to 500 × 500 mm, suitable for most medium-sized components |
Typical Tolerance | ±0.05 mm (tighter tolerances available upon request) |
Lead Time | 7–15 days to T1 samples with our rapid injection molding approach |
Supported Materials | ABS, PC, PP, Nylon, POM, TPE, and custom resins — the same grades used in mass production |
Production Volume | From 50 to 10,000+ parts, bridging the gap between prototyping and full production |
Key Benefits of Quick Turn Injection Molding
Fast Lead Times
With rapid injection molding techniques and optimized tooling, we deliver T1 samples in just 7–15 days. This helps you hit tight project deadlines and keep development on schedule.
Cost-Effective Tooling
We use aluminum or soft steel molds designed for quick machining and shorter build cycles. This keeps upfront tooling costs lower, making it practical for prototypes, bridge production, and pilot runs.
Production-Grade Materials
Your parts are molded with the exact resin you plan to use in mass production, so you can validate performance under real-world conditions — not just with 3D printed look-alikes.
Scalable from Prototype to Low-Volume Production
Whether you need 50 parts for early testing or several thousand for pre-launch builds, our process scales without requiring a completely new mold.
Early DFM Feedback
Before we cut steel, our engineering team reviews your CAD files and provides design-for-manufacturability suggestions. This helps prevent costly design changes later and ensures smoother production.
Applications of Rapid Injection Molding
Rapid injection molding is most valuable when speed and real-world performance matter. Here are the situations where it helps your project move forward.
Functional Prototypes
When you need more than just a 3D-printed model, rapid injection molding gives you parts in the actual production resin. You can test form, fit, and function under real operating conditions, ensuring your design is ready before investing in a full-scale tool.
Bridge Production
Waiting months for your production mold can leave you without parts. Quick turn injection molding fills that gap by producing hundreds or thousands of parts while the production mold is still in progress, keeping your schedule on track.
Pilot Runs
Market Testing
Need parts for customer demos, investor presentations, or early market release? Quick turn injection molding gives you production-quality parts that look and perform like the final product, helping you collect feedback and make confident go-to-market decisions.
How to Work with Us
Upload CAD & Request Quote
Send us your 3D CAD files and part requirements. Within 24 hours, we review your design and provide a detailed quote along with a free DFM (Design for Manufacturability) report.
Rapid Tooling Fabrication
Once you approve the quote, we start building your aluminum or soft-steel rapid tool. Using high-speed CNC machining, we keep lead times short while maintaining accuracy.
T1 Samples & Design Validation
We mold your first parts — often within 7–15 days — and send them to you for review. This step lets you verify dimensions, function, and surface finish before moving forward.
Low-Volume Injection Molding
After approval, we run the required production quantity, whether it’s 50 parts for a pilot run or several thousand for bridge production. Our quick turn injection molding process ensures consistent quality from first shot to last.
Shipping & Support
Finished parts are inspected, packaged, and shipped worldwide. If you need FAI reports, dimensional inspection data, or RoHS/REACH compliance certificates, we provide them with your order.
We support CAD, STL, STEP, and IGES formats. Contact us if you encounter any upload issues.
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Our Equipment
CMM
Inspection
High Speed CNC Machines
Double-Head EDM Machines
EDM
Workshop
CNC machining Workshop
Plastic Injection Molding Room
Mirror EDM Machining
Mould Spotting Machine
Plastic Injection Team
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Explore More Rapid Prototyping Options
Looking for other ways to bring your designs to life quickly? In addition to quick turn injection molding, we offer several complementary rapid prototyping services to fit different needs.
When you need parts made from production-grade plastics or metals, CNC machining is the most reliable option. It delivers excellent dimensional accuracy (often ±0.01 mm), smooth surface finishes, and a wide range of material choices — from aluminum to engineering plastics. This process is ideal for functional prototypes, assemblies that need tight tolerances, and low-volume bridge production where strength and heat resistance matter.
Perfect for projects that require complex geometries, fast design iterations, or internal features that would be impossible to machine. We offer multiple 3D printing technologies (FDM, SLA, SLS, MJF) to match your needs for strength, surface finish, or cost-efficiency. 3D printing lets you validate designs overnight, explore multiple variants in parallel, and accelerate your development cycle without the upfront cost of tooling.
Ideal for producing small batches of high-quality plastic parts with injection-molded appearance. Using silicone molds, vacuum casting creates parts with smooth surfaces and good mechanical properties at a fraction of the cost and time of hard tooling. It’s perfect for appearance models, functional testing, and low-volume pilot production before scaling up to injection molding.
FAQ's
We can mold parts in most common engineering-grade plastics, including ABS, PC, PP, Nylon (PA), POM, and TPE. Since we use the same resins as in mass production, you can validate part strength, flexibility, and appearance under real-world conditions. Custom colors and specialty materials are available upon request.
Quick turn injection molding is ideal for quantities from as few as 50 parts up to 10,000 or more. It bridges the gap between prototyping and full-scale production, giving you enough parts for testing, pilot builds, or early market release without waiting for a high-volume mold.
Yes. Every project starts with a free DFM (Design for Manufacturability) review. Our engineers check your CAD files for draft angles, wall thickness, gate location, and potential molding risks. You receive clear recommendations before we cut steel, helping you avoid costly design changes later and ensuring a smoother quick turn injection molding process.
Typical tolerances for quick turn injection molding are ±0.05 mm, depending on part geometry and material. If your project requires tighter tolerances, we can review your design during the DFM stage and recommend tooling or process adjustments to meet your specifications.
Rapid tooling is designed for speed but can still produce thousands of shots. A typical aluminum tool lasts 50,000–100,000 cycles, depending on part geometry, resin type, and maintenance. If you expect higher volumes, we can use harder tool steel like P20 or H13 to extend tool life and support bridge production or even early mass production.