Prototyping Product Development

Product Development

Complex parts are hard to make because they often involve challenging shapes, sizes, and materials. Many custom injection molders simply don’t have the expertise, equipment, or know-how to make these components. This is where Robert A. Millett Co. comes in. We specialize in making custom plastic parts or products with tight tolerances.

This advanced level of injection molding relies on our deep knowledge of plastics and injection molding equipment and controls. Our plastic injection molding process is ideal for making high-performance, complex products that require the highest precision.

It is most beneficial to start a custom plastic injection molding project early in the design phase, when adjustments can be made easily without having a significant effect on total costs and product time line. This is where all options are considered to maximize the product’s design for manufacturability and costs savings to the customer. This is where our expertise in working with the client can lead to improved productivity and cost savings. The plastic injection molding process can be customized for any project to maximize quality and manufacturability. It starts with communication, in order to design the best possible process, we must understand the client’s vision for the product. Perhaps most important, our plastic injection molding process gives engineers the design freedom to create new features and more advanced products.

Material selection is one of the most critical steps in custom plastic injection molding. These polymers must be compatible over a range of conditions to ensure permanent bonding and flawless performance.

Mold design is where we analyse the customers design and determine the best flow characteristics for filling, cooling and ejecting the part.

Prototyping

Prototypes are important in the development process of plastic injection molded components, saving time and money by helping detect design flaws and other issues in the design. With over 60 years of experience in providing injection molding prototypes, Robert A. Millett Co. will work with you to develop prototypes to get your product from start to finish.

With our experience, prototypes can be produced quickly to meet the demands of tight development time lines using some of the following options.

C.N.C. machined prototypes
Proprietary Aluminium Unit-Die tooling / molded prototypes
3d printed Prototypes
Handmade wood prototypes