Pour Chemistry and Peak Temperature Lock Before Shore
A Shore number in the first email with no chemistry is noise. Name the pour and the peak C. Then Shore. Then we quote. Mixing UV jewelry wells and a 70 mm epoxy block on one sheet is two quotes, not one average hardness.
2018
Shenzhen shop
MOQ 20
Per design
3-7 days
After CAD lock
~24h
Complete RFQ
On this page
Chemistry first, Shore second

The Shore guide already exists. This service is the commercial lock: we will not pick 30A because a blog said so if your peak is a sugar cook.
If you run UV in 3 mm wells and epoxy in 70 mm blocks, that is two quotes. Do not mix them on one sheet and blame the tray.
Peak C we need on the RFQ - examples, not a lab certificate
We do not invent a universal heat limit for every SKU. Baking heat limits live on a blog. Candy cook is not cookies. Do not reuse a chocolate Shore on 150 C sugar.
| Pour family | What to write |
|---|---|
| Chocolate / compound | Temper or coating, not oven C unless you bake in it |
| Hard candy / lozenge | Peak cook C - clock stops if omitted |
| Epoxy | Peak C and whether layered |
| UV resin | Well depth vs lamp - deep wells stay tacky |
| Hot glue kits | Gun C |
| Bake-in cookies / muffins | Peak oven C |
| Wax tarts / pillars | Melt C |
| Ice / pops | Freeze, not oven |
Stick is often chemistry and draft, not a missing spray SKU
Pectin, soy last-2-mm, and fragrance oil each stick differently. We will ask fill before we talk release folklore. We do not sell spray as a product page.
Edible vs candy-look craft
Line one: FOOD-CONTACT or CRAFT. Mixing chocolate and CP soap on one RFQ stalls the clock. Docs may apply depending on material and market. No FDA-approved factory language. LFGB as sections 30/31.
Clear pours print the tray face
Opaque hid dust. Clear prints pits. Show-through is a face-finish quote. Jewelry UV wells are not 70 mm bookends.
Wax, beeswax corners, and glue guns
Beeswax grabs corners soy leaves. Do not heat the tray to force demold. Glue weld is a peak C quote. Recycle-crayon ears break if they are paper-thin.
Oven cavities vs stamps
A stamp outlines. A bake cavity sees peak oven C. Character ears need meat. Macaron wells are a different OD job.
Two peak temperatures on one sheet is two quotes
UV jewelry 3 mm and epoxy 70 mm are not one Shore. Chocolate temper and hard-candy cook are not one Shore. We will split the RFQ rather than pick a fake average hardness.
If you later add a hotter fill to a locked chocolate tray, tell us before restock. We may keep CAD and change Shore. We may refuse if the geometry was never drafted for that heat.
Platinum production sheets vs tin hobby kits
Tin kits hide tear until order 40. Production restock that sees epoxy exotherm or sticky pectin is platinum plus degas. We will not quote a cheaper tin SKU as if it were the same tray family.
Degas is a process step. It is not a food-contact certificate. See the vacuum tray service for that chain.
RFQ
Pour brand if known. Peak C. Well depth. FOOD-CONTACT or CRAFT. OD. Qty.
FAQ
Can I send Shore 20 with no pour?
We will ignore it until chemistry is named.
Two fills one tray?
Only if both were quoted. Usually two notes or two tools.
MOQ?
20 trays per design.
Same as vacuum platinum page?
That page is degas and cure family. This is the heat and chemistry lock.
Medical silicone?
Not this brand-lane page.
Top nav?
No. Catalog only.
Prototype after lock?
3-7 business days typically.
Quote time?
About 24h on a complete pack.
Related process pages
- ServiceDFM reviewRUUIPON DFM review for custom silicone molds: draft 1-3 deg, island meat, undercut budget, Shore after chemistry. MOQ 20. Not a WYD plant depositor brief.
- ServiceVacuum platinum traysPlatinum-cure production sheets with vacuum degassing for brand restock. MOQ 20, Shenzhen since 2018. Not a tin kit and not a plant mogul tool.
- ServiceMulti-cavity productionProduction multi-cavity silicone trays for brand yield. Spacing, web mm, pack math. MOQ 20. Not a one-cavity hobby tool.
- ServiceFood-contact quotingQuote food-contact silicone molds with FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 and LFGB sections 30/31 on request. No FDA-approved factory language. MOQ 20. Brand lane, not plant mogul.
Send the files for this process
Send your design, target material, and quantity. We confirm silicone grade, hardness, and certification needs - usually within 24 hours.
