Custom silicone development · RTV mold MOQ from 20 · DFM & prototype support
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A broad DFM guide covering release, undercuts, splits, detail, multi-cavity layout, material selection and prototype validation.
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One-piece vs two-part · Undercuts and split molds · DFM review
Use this cluster for gummy mold design, gummy size and cavity volume, chocolate molds, baking, ice and food-contact documents.
Use this cluster for platinum vs tin cure, vacuum degassing, cure time, RTV vs HCR/HTV vs LSR, and overmolding.
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RFQ guide · Low MOQ · Custom vs off-the-shelf · Manufacturer
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Common defects · Resin bubbles · Storage and warping · Mold lifespan
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Sulfur rubber spatulas, tin residue, and dirty cups inhibit platinum. The master can be clean and the face still greasy. Slug the tools. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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10:1 RTV needs a scale that resolves 0.1 g on B, or a larger A shot. A 1 g round-off is off-ratio tack. Typical shop values. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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Small pots cannot swallow mix foam and flask foam at once. Degas the cup, pour, degas the flask if it fits. Overflow is not vacuum. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
Read article -We would not torch or alcohol-wipe platinum to pop face bubbles. That skins a food well. Vacuum and a detail coat. Typical shop. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
Read article -Release on an SLA master is not a sealer. Some sprays inhibit platinum. Seal for cure, release only if the master must survive. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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We will not pour a competitor's gummy as your master. Send your art, a license, or $50 CAD original. IP, typical shop values. MOQ 20. Not a clone SKU.
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Photo scans copy noise and undercuts you cannot peel. $50 CAD when that scope applies is a pour-ready master. Typical shop values. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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RTV mix air is a shop SOP: ventilation, nitrile, a respirator your EHS names. Not a non-toxic claim. Tin odor is leftover. Typical shop. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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30 °C benches collapse platinum pot life. Split shots, chill kits in band, do not extra-B. Opposite of a winter shop. Typical shop. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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Registration keys crush when halves kiss in a carton. Dummy cast, foam wells, or a spacer. Do not fold trays. Typical shop values. MOQ 20, $50 CAD.
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