The injection molding process becomes even more complex if you have to transfer your product to different companies for each stage of production. To improve efficiency, you need a company that can help you with every stage from start to finish. Partnering with a turnkey injection molding company can significantly streamline your design, production, and finishing processes. Here’s how. 

Streamlined Communication

When your product needs to be transferred between multiple factories for different stages in the process, communication can start to break down. When that happens, everyone associated with the process experiences delays, confusion, and unnecessary extra steps. 

For example, suppose you need 1,500 plastic widgets delivered to your building exactly 90 days from now. You start with one company for prototyping and mold design, but you will have to transfer the unfinished widgets to a second company for finalization. 

At the start of the process, you send all the necessary information to both companies. Company One reaches out with a few questions, and Company Two reaches out with their questions. They assure you that your widgets will be ready on time. 

Six weeks later, you realize that your base widgets are still not finalized at Company One. You call to see what is going on, only to find that there has been a miscommunication regarding the timeline. You clarified your timeline properly with Company Two, but Company One has either lost the initial email, didn’t receive the proper information at all, or was confused about your needs. 

Now your widgets will experience a three-week delay, and Company Two cannot guarantee it will have capacity at that time to meet your original timeline. 

In this circumstance, mixed communication with the two companies has resulted in a costly, frustrating mistake. Even without communication breakdowns, it’s still difficult to coordinate consistently across two or more suppliers, especially for thousands of different orders. 

One of the advantages of a turnkey injection molding company is that you only have to communicate with one vendor for the entirety of the process. Having a single record of previous communications and prior knowledge of your specifications, issues, or requirements eliminates confusion. 

Quality Control

Suppose we use the example from above again, but this time, one of the companies has damaged your widgets or has made a manufacturing error. Neither company is willing to come forward and take ownership of the mistake, claiming it likely happened in transport, which is also a possibility. 

After a lengthy back-and-forth trying to get the issue resolved, you are still unable to negotiate a solution with either company that does not involve investing more time and money into a project that was supposed to be completed already. 

When you’re working across multiple companies, it can be difficult to identify where errors occurred. When you work with a turnkey injection molding partner, you will not only be able to see more clearly where things have gone wrong and make adjustments accordingly, but you will also be in a better negotiating position if errors occur. 

Higher Efficiency and Cost Savings

Shipping your product between facilities can add significant time to your manufacturing process. Similarly, the fees associated with transporting or shipping your product from one facility to another can begin to pile up quickly. 

Working with a turnkey injection molding partner eliminates the extra time and money you would be expending using more than one facility. That may not seem like a lot for one order, but when multiplied across thousands of orders over multiple years, you could be saving millions of dollars and untold amounts of time. 

Support for Every Stage of the Process

A turnkey injection molding partner’s start-to-finish ownership process gives you expert support for every stage of production. Whether you need support for design and prototyping, or finishing and painting, your turnkey partner will have unique insights and resources that take the whole process into consideration. 

If you’re interested in partnering with a trusted turnkey injection molding company, we can help. Since 1973, Agape has been providing quality plastic injection molding solutions for a variety of industries. Our team is dedicated to serving our clients and ensuring that the highest quality standards are maintained. Contact us here to learn more about how we can streamline your production process today.