Compare China Mold Quotes on a Like-for-Like Basis
A practical Excel workbook and two one-page checklists that help product engineers and buyers see what is — and isn’t — inside each injection mold quote before choosing a supplier.
What’s inside
- RFQ Template — the fields to send every supplier (material grade, volume, cavitation, mold class, steel, runner, finish, tolerances, 2K/overmold, samples, Incoterms, payment, ownership, files) so every quote starts from the same basis.
- 3-Supplier Comparison sheet — side-by-side columns for steel, hardness, actions, hot runner, cooling, T1 date, trials, lead time, payment, ownership, warranty, and modification policy, with formulas for total program cost over your own volume and a weighted score using your own weights.
- Quote Breakdown Check — line-by-line questions to ask and red flags to watch for, with Yes / No / Unclear tracking per supplier.
- 2K & Overmold Add-on + one-page Addendum (PDF) — material bonding, shut-off, second-shot gating, rotary / core-back / transfer / insert tooling, failure modes, and supplier questions.
- One-page Quote Comparison Checklist (PDF) — 15 checks to run on every quote, ready to print.
Who it’s for
- Product and mechanical engineers in the EU and US sourcing injection molds from China
- Buyers and sourcing managers comparing two or more mold quotes
- Teams moving a two-shot (2K) or overmolded part into tooling
Get the China Mold Quote Comparison Kit
This kit is an educational comparison aid. It contains no prices or lead times; any reference values or ranges you enter are for comparison only and are not a quote or price commitment.
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