Almost every single company of plastic injection molding in the United States and Europe have or are planning to work with China, no surprise here. The incentives are very real, as the loads are. Not only the financial affairs of the press, but in fact some customers want a presence in China.
Given the fact that China is the second largest economy in the world, passing through Germany and Japan, the growth potential is enormous, to say the least.
Most people remember the poor qualityChinese products a few years ago. Some products are still of poor quality, and seems to actually get what you pay for in many cases.
On the other hand, the concept of real quality built into the national mentality seems to be slow, although very slowly. Some areas, like Hong Kong, have a much better fit the tradition of European quality.
When Ronald Reagan was president, was deeply involved with the arms race with the Soviet Union. One of hisFavorite phrases was the translation of a Russian proverb: "Trust, but verify." This became his mantra when it comes to Mikhail Gorbachev on the INF Treaty.
This would make a good mantra for all, plastic injection molding in China: "Trust, but verify." It seems that producers and processors of molds, and perhaps others, have a tendency to do what you pay for when you are away, and then cut corners when you are away.
Without trying to sound condescending or judgmental,this is just the case. Of course there are many exceptions, but it is still advisable to have trust, but verify.
A concrete example of the fact that U.S. companies are generally of the mold components of the mark in their molds. No one wants a low-grade, soft shaped ejector, for example. So people, most of us on PCS, DME Ejector or progressive.
Strangely, after a few thousand shots, bend the pins break, pit and bow. However, the pin PCSSteel engraved on the right, so how could it be? Simple enough, was in a small shop that makes a pencil to each company and only known what name will be engraved requires even more. They do not care if the steel is H13, the only way for a while ', and they earn their money.
Anyone who has traveled in the developing world, knows this sort of thing. It happens all the time with nearly everything stolen or copied. I once bought a Disney movie before they weretheaters! You can buy passports, driver's licenses, birth certificates and anything else you want.
Once you build a working relationship with a Chinese supplier you would think that you are set and don't need to trust and verify. Wrong. If that were the case, every mold that came in would be right, made using proper techniques and have documented sizes and materials.
That just is not the case, unfortunately, but it doesn't seem to make much difference to the accounting department in some companies. The mold is so inexpensive that you can just re-work it and still make money. Don't ask the mold maker about this though.
