Mold Qualification to Exacting Requirements
Vision performs scientifically based mold qualifications for all tools before they go into production—performed to a standard protocol developed from years of experience.
In most cases, our standard qualification exceeds the most stringent requirements, and we can customize protocols to satisfy any customer's specific needs.
Attention to detail takes place at every phase of the project, from mold procurement to transfer to production. We assign a cross-functional team of specialists that includes:
- Project manager: coordinates the entire project, focusing on customer needs
- Quality engineer:
- Works closely with customers to understand aesthetic, dimensional, and functional requirements of the component or assembly
- Defines methods and standards to ensure quality
- Process engineer:
- Scientifically develops robust molding process
- Identifies process indicators and monitoring methods
Typical mold qualification steps
- Rigorous sampling
- Process development and design of experiments (DOE)
- Process capability run
- First article inspection
- Operational qualification (high and low process runs)
- Performance qualification and outputs
- Proven mold: tested extensively, documented steel dimensions
- Proven process: auxiliary equipment, set-up, process settings and limits, part handling and packaging
- Proven quality: methods, fixtures, and visual references
