| When looking to outsource overseas for Plastic | | | | quality control programs, they don't have the proper |
| Injection Molds or Stamping Dies there are many | | | | technology or experience to produce the products |
| things to consider. | | | | according to your exact specifications and |
| Usually price is the first thing to be looked at, that's | | | | timetable.What's the solution to these potential |
| probably why you're looking overseas for a new | | | | problems? Research and patience. You need to find |
| mold or die source-to save money. | | | | the right agent to help you overcome these potential |
| One of the first places to come to mind is Asia. | | | | problems.The qualities and services you need in your |
| Large labour forces and low wages can get your job | | | | agent should include:*multi-lingual/cultural staff:staff |
| done quickly and cheaply. Or so you think.When doing | | | | members are fluent in English, and other languages. |
| business in Asia you may encounter several common | | | | Staff members have a wide variety of cultural |
| problems:*communication problems: language barriers, | | | | backgrounds, education, and experiences, extensive |
| different terminologies, engineers with little or poor | | | | experience in international trade shows, seminars, and |
| English skills*cultural differences: East and West | | | | customer relations.* a high level of technology, |
| business practices can be very different which often | | | | reinvestment, R&D, and has a solid, modern |
| leads to misunderstandings, mistakes, poor quality, | | | | infrastructure to ensure reliable communication and |
| and delays.*empty promises: sometimes the shops | | | | dependable deliveries.* a global network of services, |
| you will find can't deliver what you need when you | | | | access to a wide variety of tool shops for any kind |
| need it, they just don't have the technology or | | | | of project, in-house engineers can design any type of |
| resources to provide you with the quality you are | | | | mold or die that you require for any project, large or |
| looking for, many countries have poor infrastructure | | | | small, plastic or metal.* uses only highly qualified tool |
| with communication failures and can't make the | | | | shops for your project to ensure quality control, |
| delivery as promised.*most shops in Asia are small | | | | provide weekly feedback, sampling, and local site |
| and cannot do a wide variety of jobs, they may not | | | | visits.For more information on innovative outsourcing |
| be able to do everything you need for all your | | | | techniques, please visit: |
| projects, you'll end up looking for other shops for | | | | |
| each different project. They may not be able to | | | | or |
| provide you with after sales maintenance and | | | | Koons is on the marketing team at Solinc, an |
| services.*quality certifications: getting ISO certified is | | | | International company specializing in innovative |
| an expensive and time consuming process, many | | | | outsourcing solutions for the die and mold market. |
| shops in Asia just aren't qualified, they don't have | | | | |