Custom Plastic Injection Molding Services
At TEAM Rapid, we specialize in high-quality plastic injection molding services for customers across the USA, Europe, and beyond. Whether you need rapid prototyping, low-volume production, or full-scale manufacturing, we offer cost-effective and fast-turnaround solutions tailored to your unique project requirements.
With state-of-the-art equipment and ISO-certified quality systems, we deliver precision-molded plastic parts with tight tolerances and excellent repeatability—perfect for medical devices, automotive components, consumer products, and industrial equipment.
Our Injection Molding Services
Rapid Prototype Injection Molding
Speed up your development cycle with prototype molds and pre-production testing. We help you evaluate design, material choice, and part performance before investing in full tooling.
Low-Volume & Bridge Production
Perfect for quantities between 100 and 10,000 units. Our low-volume injection molding allows you to go to market quickly while reducing costs compared to traditional tooling.
Overmolding & Insert Molding
We mold multiple materials or integrate metal inserts into plastic parts—ideal for tools, grips, connectors, and multi-functional components.
Multi-Shot / Two-Shot Molding
Improve part strength, function, and aesthetics with multi-material molding. Combine soft and rigid materials in a single process.
Thin-Wall & Medical Injection Molding
Specializing in thin-wall molding and cleanroom molding for healthcare and medical device components, we offer compliant solutions for highly regulated industries.
In these years, we help lots of customers to launch the market successfully starts from prototype tooling to mass production. We are pride to be their reliable injection molding supplier. Here are the comments from our customers, please check.
Plastic Injection Molding Process
Plastic injection molding is a highly efficient and cost-effective manufacturing method used to produce plastic parts in both low and high volumes.
The process begins by heating plastic pellets until they melt, then injecting the molten plastic into a precision-engineered mold cavity. Once the plastic cools and solidifies, the part is ejected, and the cycle repeats—often hundreds or thousands of times—making it ideal for mass production. Since the same mold is reused throughout the production run, the initial mold cost is spread across all parts, significantly reducing the cost per unit to just a few dollars—or even less for high-volume orders. Injection molding delivers parts with excellent dimensional accuracy and consistent quality from the first piece to the last. Compared to CNC machining or 3D printing, injection molding offers a wider variety of materials, color options, surface finishes, and cosmetic details, giving manufacturers greater flexibility in both function and appearance.
Workflow of Plastic Injection Molding Process |
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The molding plastic resin is usually in raw pellets, and after drying to the right moisture content. Pigments or master batch colorants are needed if necessary to get the correct color for design. |
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Pouring the pellets into the hopper of molding machine. The pellets will be heated and transported to the mold by a reciprocating screw inside the barrel of the machine. |
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The barrel heats and mix the pellets until fully molten, forming the liquid resin. |
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The resin is injected into the mold cavity(the heated mold closes automatically) through a injection molding gate under great pressure. |
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It takes a short whole to cool down the mold, and solidify the part inside. |
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The part is ejected after the mold opens, and to begin a new cycle |
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TEAM Rapid is a plastic injection molding company that provides on-demand prototypes, low-volume molding, and extensive volume production molding. We mold the plastic parts you need without design compromises at the correct price point. Our professional engineering team offers consultation on every injection molding quote and will efficiently move your projects from design to production.
Types Of Injection Molding Services At TEAM Rapid
TEAM Rapid is one of the best injection molding manufacturers in China; we work with various types of custom molding services to meet your low to high-volume needs
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Exceptional transparency and highly versatile process, catering to industries where clarity and meticulous detail are paramount. |
Enhanced durability and seamless integration of multiple materials allow for the customization of parts by molding plastic around pre-placed inserts. |
Improved grip & aesthetics and efficient multi-material integration make it possible to mold a material layer over an existing part with additional functionality & design appeal. |
Ensure the accurate creation of high-quality threaded components, essential for the seamless assembly of parts and exact specifications. |
Unparalleled flexibility, heat resistance, and biocompatibility make them ideal for industries requiring materials that can withstand extreme conditions while maintaining integrity and performance. |
TEAM Rapid is Your Reliable Partner in Custom Injection Molding
With over a decade of experience, TEAM Rapid is a trusted injection molding supplier serving international clients across a wide range of industries—including medical, consumer products, electronics, and more.
Thanks to our exposure to a broad variety of product types, we’re able to quickly adapt to each new custom injection molding project. Our team expertly selects the right mold design and injection parameters to ensure high-quality results from the start. Our deep industry knowledge allows us to understand the unique challenges and product development needs of each sector, enabling us to deliver tailored solutions that meet your exact requirements.
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Why Choose TEAM Rapid for Your Injection Molding Needs
There are many plastic injection molding companies. Why should you choose TEAM Rapid's services and injection mold in China? Here are the reasons:
- Rapid Lead Times– From prototype to production in as little as 7–15 days- Low-Volume to High-Volume Production
- Free DFM (Design for Manufacturability) Analysis
- Wide Range of Materials: ABS, PC, PP, PA, POM, TPU, and more
- ISO 9001:2015 Certified- Competitive Pricing with Global Shipping
Flows of Our Injection Molding Progress
TEAM Rapids offers a one-stop plastic injection molding service that starts from inquiry to engineering supports, tool building, and injection molded parts delivery. In the past ten years, we have helped more than 500 customers to develop their parts successfully.
Available Molding of Plastics
1. Hard plastic: ABS; ASA; PC; PMMA; PP; HDPE; POM; Nylon; Nylon+GF etc.
2. Soft Plastic: TPE (with different hardness); TPU (with different hardness) etc.
3. Material with different properties such as UV, chemical, abrasion, and impact resistance; good mechanical performance; Flexibility; Transparency.
4. Reliable & stable material supply chain; material data sheet/COC/COA available.
Thousands of thermo-forming and thermo-setting injection molding of plastics are available at TEAM Rapid; contact our technical specialists to learn which one is right for you!
Molding Finishes
TEAM Rapid offers a series of Molding surface finishes by existing standards or a physical sample.
1. We follow SPI polishing standards for smooth and glossy surfaces.
2. We follow VDI 3400 series for sparking texture surfaces.
3. We follow the Mold-Tech equivalent for textured surfaces.
Please read here for more details about the molding surface finishes standards.
Molding Colors
TEAM Rapid provides custom color matching, which is offered on customer supplied Pantone/RAL number or customer-supplied physical sample. There are three types of options to achieve custom coloring at TEAM Rapid:
1. For low-volume molding - use pigment in the hopper.
2. For high-volume molding - purchase compound custom material.
3. For very high-volume molding - use a master batch colorant.
Check the differences among these 3 methods.
Molding Tolerance & Visual Quality
At TEAM Rapid, we always suggest our customers set up the critical dimensions and expected visual quality at quoting stage (same suggestions for soft plastic molds and custom silicone molds).
1. If not specified, we comply with the Din 16742 standard tolerance for plastic injection molding.
2. Depends on the part's visibility and applications to set up the visual quality standard with the customer.
As one of the best injection molding solution companies, we work closely with you to optimize your designs for manufacturing. We were shooting down areas where the method may produce shrinkage, warping, thermal stress, etc., which may lead to assembly and functional problems.
Post-Processing on Your Custom Parts
Depending on your application's requirements, you can choose from the following when requesting the cost of injection molding quote:
Quality Assurance: Report! Report! Report!
Injection molding services have always been one of our core services. Our company has advanced injection molding and testing equipment to provide stable, qualified parts. Contact us at [email protected] to learn more about our services.
High Mix Low-Volume Injection Molding at TEAM Rapid
TEAM Rapid is one of the best molding companies that offer complete services, from design concepts and prototyping to mass production. Our team of experts is always ready to guide you, including ideas, design, creation, soft plastic molds prototyping, production, testing, inspection, and shipping. Contact us now for your new High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing project. Besides the services above, we also offer our customers custom silicone molds, silicone molding, injection blow molding, and DIY injection molding supports. You are looking for a manufacturer who offers plastic injection molding near me. You can try our fast delivery first.
Customized Injection Molding Cost - Overview
Customized injection molding doesn’t have any fixed cost. The cost for the custom injection molding production will depend on how you would like to use our services. Also, the various factors or requirements of your project will contribute to the overall price you need to pay. The cost of customized injection molding can be divided into two parts. First, the cost of the entire production operation. Second, the cost for the mold creation or tooling process.
Cost for the Entire Injection Molding Operation
The entire operation injection molding cost will be determined by the services you are using from the start of production until the production is finished. The cost will be included in the final products you receive once the production is finished. You will receive the final products according to your specified project requirements after paying the full cost of the entire injection molding operation. Some after-sales services will also require you to pay for the additional cost, such as when you need to revise the final products or make any alterations to your prototypes.
Injection Mold Cost/Rapid Tooling Cost
Creating the mold will also incur you some initial costs for the injection molding production. Often, the cost for the mold or the tooling process will be separated from the overall cost of the injection molding process. The injection mold cost will be payable during the initial stage of your injection molding process, after the blueprint design for the mold has been submitted to us.
The mold creation process might take some time to complete. It will depend on the complexity and features of the mold. Also, the production for the plastic parts can be started only after the mold is ready. You can use both rapid manufacturing or conventional manufacturing processes for the mold creation, each of which will also differ in price.
Important Aspects that Will Affect the Customized Injection Molding Cost
● The readiness of your design blueprint, as well as the complexity or intricacy of your product design.
● Raw materials you will use for the plastic products and mold, including the material type and grade or quality.
● The type of manufacturing technology to use, such as rapid manufacturing or conventional manufacturing.
● The tooling process and various aspects of the mold, including design, features, material, and so on.
● Your project requirements, which include the deadline you set for it.
Various additional processes involving the creation of your plastic products, such as branding, pad printing, and so on.
DIY Injection Molding or Outsourcing Services？
If you need some small volume parts(such as some simple plastic moulding trim) without excellent cosmetic and stable dimensions, DIY injection molding to mold these plastic moulding trim can be a solution. But if you need volume complex parts in good finish, pretty color, and excellent dimensions, outsourcing injection molding services should be the best option. You can but good quality parts with small costs in China, consider TEAM Rapid for your next projects! We also offer liquid silicone for molds!
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Injection Molding?
Injection molding is a forming process by injecting molten material into a mold to produce parts in small volumes to 1,000,000 +. It can be performed with various materials such as elastomers, glasses, confections, thermoplastic, thermosetting polymers, and metals(for which the process is known as die casting).
What Is Plastic Injection Molding?
Plastic injection molding is a branch of injection molding. It is a cost-effective and reliable method to produce solid and plastic parts and products in any volume. The process involves high pressure to force a molten liquid polymer into a hollow mold. It is removed from the mold when the polymer is cooled and solidified, and the cycle repeats. Every repeated process is called a shot. The more shots mean the more number parts you have gotten.
How Much Does injection Molding Cost?
Injection molding costs can be $100 or far more than $100,000. Part material, part size, order size, part complexity, mold cavity numbers, molding cycle time, labor cost etc are the factors that affect the costs. Injection molding can be cheap over the long run, but the unit part price is high to set up for a small volume. We usually suggest that clients go ahead with injection molding for quantities over 500+ needs, as it is cheap injection molding at that volume.
How Does Injection Molding Work(How Injection Molding Works)?
There are several steps for injection molding:
1. Get ready for the mold and injection material.
2. Pull up the mold and locate it on the injection machine.
3. Clamping.
4. Injection.
5. Dwelling and cooling.
6. Ejection.
7. Trim the gate if needed.
How to Make Injection Molds?
There are several steps to make injection molds:
1. Mold design.
2. Order steel and mold base.
3. Steel inspection.
4. Rough CNC process.
5. Heat treatment.
6. Fine CNC process.
7. Electrodes machining.
8. EDM & Wire EDM.
9. Polishing/Texture.
10. Mold components inspection.
11. Fitting & Assembly.
12. Mold trial.
Some steps can be parallel processed, such as we can do mold CNC machining and electrode machining in the meanwhile by two different machines. For prototype mold or bridge mold, heat treatment can be eliminated due to the less volume.
How Much Do Injection Molds Cost?
The mold cost ranges from 1000 USD to 100,000+ USD, which depends on the material, size, structure, complexity etc.
A simple, small, single-cavity open and closed steel mold can cost as little as 1000 USD.
A complex, large, multi-cavity, multi-sliders steel mold can cost upwards of 20,000 USD to 100,000+ USD.
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