Custom Mould Development and OEM/ODM
What a custom mould means
The company states that it has its own mould workshop and can develop a dedicated mould for a customer, with the mould belonging to that customer's account. That ownership point matters: a dedicated mould is made for one customer's design and is held for that customer, rather than being a general catalogue mould available to any buyer.
Custom mould development starts from a design, which may be a drawing, a sample or a specification. The workshop then makes the mould, produces samples from it, and, once the customer approves the sample, moves to production. The stages are described here in general terms because no development period is published for any particular design, and the period depends on the design's complexity.
OEM and ODM work follows the same pattern. In OEM work, the customer supplies the design and the company manufactures it. In ODM work, the company contributes design as well. In either case, the product, finish and rating must be specified model by model, just as for a catalogue product, because a custom product has no catalogue page to refer to.
What is not published
No mould fee is published, and no development period is published. Both depend on the design, the material and the quantity, and both must be confirmed at enquiry stage. This page does not invent a fee, a period or a minimum quantity for custom work, and a buyer should not assume any of them from a catalogue figure, because catalogue figures belong to catalogue models.
No custom product is listed on this site as if it were a catalogue product. Custom work is described as a service, and the products that result from it belong to the customer who commissioned them. A buyer browsing the catalogue should not expect to find another customer's custom design listed among the 313 catalogue items.
No certificate is claimed for custom work, because no certificate name, number or issuing body is published. Certificates are available upon request, and a buyer who needs a named certificate for a custom product should ask for the certificate list before ordering.
How to enquire
A custom mould enquiry should state the design or sample, the material, the finish, the quantity and the casket or application it is for. That information lets the workshop assess whether the design can be moulded, what the mould will involve, and what the production plan will be, without a further round of questions.
For a custom handle, state whether it must be load-bearing and, if so, what rating is required, so that the material and the test plan can be set from the start. For a custom decorative piece, state the finish and the size, since no rating is involved. In both cases, ask for a sample before bulk production, as samples are available for most products before a bulk order.
Payment for custom work is by telegraphic transfer or letter of credit, as for catalogue products, and shipments leave Wenzhou by full or less than container load. The lead time for custom work is confirmed at enquiry stage, since it includes mould development as well as production, and it cannot be read from the catalogue lead time of typically 30 days.
Before payment, confirm the model number, material, finish, quantity, lead time and any load-test record for your order with the sales team.