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Most likely the plastic molds wore out and the decision came to either spend $100k per mold to restart production or sell a new product. Usually the right thing
by JohnSully 8y ago
Most likely the plastic molds wore out and the decision came to either spend $100k per mold to restart production or sell a new product. Usually the right thing to do is to modernize the product at this point.
It's not a choice between leaving things alone and change for change's sake.
- DocTomoe 8y agoIt would be interesting to learn how long such a mold lasts.
- dflock 8y agohttps://www.google.ca/search?q=plastic+injection+mold+life+expectancy https://www.google.ca/search?q=plastic+injection+mold+life+e...
- naikrovek 8y agoMolds do not cost that much. The prices you hear quoted for injection molds is to get the molds developed -- the partially trial and error process to get them right. Once the molds are worked out, getting new ones made is simple and cheap.
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