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Mould Design and Construction Supervision

Your independent engineer facing the toolmaker. From DfM and the technical evaluation of quotations to the review of the mould design, the sampling trials and the final release of the mould.

Injection mould halves mounted in a moulding machine
Why it is not simple

The mould decides the part for years.

A mould is a large investment, and most of its problems show only at the first sampling: warpage, sink marks, weld lines, dimensions out of tolerance, a cycle longer than quoted, unnecessary post molding operations. By then the steel is cut and every correction costs time and money.

A mould is a large investment, and most of its problems show only at the first sampling: warpage, sink marks, weld lines, dimensions out of tolerance, a cycle longer than quoted, unnecessary post molding operations. By then the steel is cut and every correction costs time and money.

A mould is a large investment, and most of its problems show only at the first sampling: warpage, sink marks, weld lines, dimensions out of tolerance, a cycle longer than quoted, unnecessary post molding operations. By then the steel is cut and every correction costs time and money.

Independent, by design

We do not sell moulds. We are paid only by you, not by the toolmaker.

  • The fee is typically a percentage of the tool cost.
  • The choice of toolmaker is yours. We advise.
  • We sign off the mould design on your behalf only when your part's specifications are correctly carried into it.

Every toolshop builds to its own standards: steels, standard components, cooling practice. A mould design made elsewhere is rarely usable as it is. What you need is the right mould from the right toolshop, designed to that shop's standards and to your part's specifications, and someone on your side checking that it is.

What we take on

From the part model to a released mould.

  1. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) before tool quotations

    Optimizing part geometry for moldability and cost efficiency before any toolmaker prices the mould.

  2. Quotation review and toolmaker selection

    Technical evaluation of proposals and toolrooms to help you select the most suitable toolmaker.

  3. Collaborative mould design review

    Reviewing parting lines, side-actions, gating, cooling, ejection, and steel grade specifications for every mould component.

  4. Tooling construction supervision

    Monitoring progress, quality compliance, and manufacturing schedules throughout the mould build.

  5. Sampling trials and corrections until final release

    We attend sampling trials (T1/T2), evaluate parts against specifications, and coordinate corrections with the toolmaker—as many times as needed—until the mould is fully released for production.

Exploded 3D view of a mould design over its 2D drawing
A mould design reviewed plate by plate before steel is cut.

Filling and cooling simulation

Most toolshops run filling, cooling and warpage simulation as part of their design. Where a toolshop does not, or where an independent check is useful, we can run it.

Experience

Moulds for almost everything.

Decades inside a company that designed, built and ran its own moulds and supplied multinational companies in demanding sectors. We know what a toolshop can promise, and what the moulder will face with the result.

Technical parts

Complex moulds for precision parts in engineering thermoplastics, for demanding applications.

Two-component (2K)

Hard-soft combinations and two-colour parts.

BMC

Bulk Moulding Compound: the process that bridges injection moulding and composites. The first BMC injection mould in Greece.

Gas-assisted injection

No warpage or sink marks, less material, smaller machines.

Automotive

Technical parts for under-the-bonnet applications, typically in PA66 GF30.

Electrical and electronics

Housings for electronics and energy meters, in flame-retardant materials with high aesthetic requirements.

Special materials

Functional parts in PEEK, PEI, PPS, PPSU and similar.

Defence and outdoor

Field ammunition cases, housings for defence electronics, roof-rail cross carriers; military-grade materials and environmental specifications.

Prototypes and small series

Aluminium soft tools for a few thousand parts, and 3D-printed inserts for a few hundred.

Related projects

Real projects.

Completed Project · Patent Granted

One engineer, the whole chain

Transportable composite hangar, a product of DASYC SA. Nikos Efentakis invented it and patented the invention, designed the production line, took charge of production, designed the assembly method and the special assembly fixtures, and supervised the installation of three hangars for the Hellenic Air Force.

Invention → Patent → Production line → Production → Assembly method → Installation

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Product design · Consulting

A new injection moulding department

New injection-moulded parts for the company's products, and consulting on setting up its own injection moulding department.
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All projects: Moulds

Do you need someone independent next to your toolmaker?

Send the part model and the quantities. We will tell you what the DfM review is likely to find, and how supervision through to release would work for your project.

Complimentary first site visit & analysis Custom proposal, regardless of project scale Strict confidentiality & NDA protection