Pre-production and Design is usually 14 to 20 percent of a project and on average will take 2 to 3 weeks of project time. After receiving the concept from a customer and fully understanding the customer’s specifications and needs this department gets to work.

Reading data from all file formats (IGS, PRT, SAT, X-T, SolidWorks 2000, STEP, DWG, DXF, CAD-L) solid modeling and wire-frame data is produced and with the new technology of SLA (stero-lithography), the department can do all the pre-design that is needed for a mold before machining the first piece.

The greater part of the CPI knowledge base resides in this department. Our experience with all types of molds and production processes will allow you to reduce your development costs. You may not have come across the pitfalls of molding but CPI has and they have overcome them – for your benefit!

Value-added production is the term that CPI uses to describe the processes that enhance the production of molded parts. It may be pad-printing the part, machining the part or assembling it, the end result is an integrated service for the customer.

In many cases the value-added process will maximize production and cost effectiveness. One example of this is a process contained in one of CPI’s manufacturing cells where the use of ‘cooling fixtures’ ensures that parts will cool down outside the heated mold, guaranteeing mold consistency and shorter cycle times which also maximizes production and profit.

All value-added processes take place within CPI’s manufacturing cells, each formed around a mold machine. Taking advantage of the operators’ idle time during a machine cycle ensures full productivity and more production.