Tooling Transfer Project ChallengeA MET Plastics Case Study

Aerospace OEMMET Plastics Tooling Transfer Challenge

Customer was having significantquality issues with their currentsupplier

Quickly needed to find newsupplier

Capability RequirementsMET Plastics Tooling Transfer Challenge

Large Tooling Transfer

20 molds to produce 45parts with minimal cost

impact

Assessment

Address quality issuesOEM had with current

supplier

Low Volumes

Run low volumes aslow as 100/year on

several parts

MET Plastics Solution

MET Plastics Tooling Transfer Challenge

In-house tooling allowed for a smoothmold transfer process

Completed a thorough inspection &mold cleaning

Corrected quality issues

Provided recommendations to optimizemolding process

Exceeding Customer Expectations

MET Plastics Tooling Transfer Challenge

MET Plastics' engineers, processtechnicians, and mold makersworked on sampling & discoveredways to reduce process costs for theAerospace OEM

Above AverageResults

MET Plastics Tooling Transfer Challenge

Lower process costsLower part cost

Quality issues eliminated

Developed stocking programLess down time

MET Plastics is an AS9100 certified plastic injectionmolding company based in Elk Grove Village, IllinoisTo learn more about MET Plastics' capabilities visit

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