The Design Process Professionally
Created Chocolate Moulds
When you are wanting to create your own
moulds there are certain stages that you must go through to
achieve the optimum end results possible......
The first and arguably the most important process is the brief.
- Our
team will talk to you about what it is specifically you are looking
to achieve from our services. From our discussion hopefully you will be able provide us with the information which will enable us give you the end
results you are hoping for, the overall look, the design or logo you require on the product, the specific shape/sizes or weight of the product. From this we will then calculate the best mould size for your method of filling estimate the most efficient number of cavities and layout for the filling methods you will use to create the eventual products, at this point we will be able to give an exact quotation for the overall cost of the project from inception to completion. Once all the costs are agreed and the initial layout approved we then use our skills to move to the next stage and create the 3D model
Next - The Design Stage
- We will use our skills to create an interactive 3D model of the product you have asked for using the very latest modern CAD-CAM
software. Once modelled this system will allow you to view the product in a fully interactive electronic file emailed directly to you prior to anything actually existing physically. Once received you will be able to click on the file and zoom/pan the model from all angles to enable you to view the proposed product in all aspects prior to approval and a physical sample. You can also forward the file electronically to any other interested parties for feedback, such as members of your own design team or maybe the end customer, at this point should any amendments or alterations be required to the product we can revisit the design make the required alterations and resubmit these in it's still virtual state. Once the electronic stage is approved we can move on to prototype. Using this electronic format helps speed up the project lead time considerably.
Next - The Prototype Stage
- We will manufacture a single cavity sample mould and send this to you for testing with chocolate and because the design has been approved electronically previously, the only thing we are looking to physically check is the specific weight or volume of the product. As some chocolate can have varying gravities the thickness may need to be adjusted to suit, too heavy and we can skim the model to make it slightly thinner, or the opposite and we can increase the thickness should it be underweight, these may all be extremely small changes to the product thickness but essential to ensure the correct volume of your product. Once we have achieved the required volume and this has been approved we can move on to the next stage.
Finally - Tooling and Mould Manufacture
We will now manufacture the full master tooling required to manufacture the moulds from. We will machine the tool to the exact measurements agreed at the initial design brief stage, (this tool is then stored FOC for any future use for repeat mould manufacture) once complete we will allocate machine time on our in house moulding machines to produce the required quantity of moulds required, once complete we will often dispatch the same day usually on a tracked next day delivery straight to your door.
Dependant on our production schedule at the time of order the above processes can take as little as 10 days, so what are you waiting for?
Call Us For your next creation call us to discuss on 01422
381 627.
