05/27/2026
A lot of manufacturing problems get locked in before the tool is ever built.
Gate location.
Wall thickness.
Material selection.
Once those decisions are set in steel, your options get limited fast.
That’s why early DFM conversations matter more than most teams expect.
Not to slow things down.
To avoid solving the same problem over and over later.
We’ve worked with teams who brought us in early and avoided months of rework.
And others who came in after launch trying to stabilize something that was never fully aligned.
If you’re still in design, it’s worth having tooling in the room.