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By Shamcey De Guzman


For many years, prototypes have been really beneficial to manufacturing companies. Prototypes are used as basis for the final product and every adjustment made on the product is always based from these prototypes. In the plastic industry, a prototype is one of the most important elements to create a finish product without any defects. Since they are mass producing different plastic products, here are some of the many benefits that the manufacturing industry can obtain.

Reduction of Product Issues

Many companies in the manufacturing industry suffered from product recalls in the past just because of one defective product. If the company is mass producing products and one or more customers said that the products have defects, it is possible that all the products on that batch will also have the same defects.

Through the help of a prototype, all these defects will be found before the product is mass produced. During the testing phase of the products, the defects will already be found and they will prevent it from being sold on the market.

Prevents Financial Losses to the Companies

Usually, product recalls are done because the products with defects must be fixed or they have to be replaced by the company. Though this is normal to some companies, it will surely cause a big financial loss to the companies especially if the products are expensive. Imagine the possible losses of the company if they have to recall a batch of products and create a new batch to distribute for free.

This will surely be a problem to most companies if these issues will be more frequent since it will severely affect their finances. All these defects and financial problems can be prevented and you can even adjust the design of the product before you produce them.

Better Adjustment on Features and Design

The companies can make adjustments on the designs and features of the product before they are mass produced and sold on the market. Since the manufacturing process has a different path compared with prototyping, you can easily change and make adjustments without causing any inconsistencies. The manufacturers can adjust the prototype until they are satisfied on the features and design.

As you can see, prototyping together with injection molding can really benefit the plastic industry in many ways. These benefits will help you understand how important it is to consider prototyping.




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