Custom Silicone Manufacturing for Startups, Brands & OEM Projects

Early-stage product teams often need more than a unit price. They need help selecting the manufacturing process, converting an idea into buildable geometry, validating a prototype and scaling after the design works.

RUUIPON supports custom RTV silicone molds, HCR/HTV compression-molded products, LSR components and silicone overmolding. The route depends on what the customer is actually selling and the expected production volume.

Send Your New Product Idea

You can start from:

• sketch
• photo
• artwork
• sample
• STL
• STEP/STP

Simple 3D modeling is typically around USD 50 when straightforward.

Need a Flexible Mold to Cast Another Material?

RTV mold-development route.

Need a Finished Molded Silicone Product?

HCR/HTV compression molding may fit.

Need a Precision LSR Component?

Review LSR tooling and production.

Need Silicone on Metal/Plastic?

Review overmolding/insert molding.

Prototype should validate:

• fit
• dimensions
• surface
• hardness
• release
• function
• weight/volume
• assembly

Prove the high-risk items on the prototype before committing to large production.

Applicable RTV mold production starts from 20 molds per approved design.

This is useful for:

• new branded mold SKUs
• seasonal launches
• first production after prototype
• small brands validating workflow

For finished silicone products, tooling/MOQ are quoted according to:

• geometry
• material
• cavity count
• quantity
• quality requirements

Use LSR when the geometry, material and volume justify an injection route.

Define:

• logo
• color
• surface
• SKU/revision
• packaging size
• labeling
• documentation

For confidential concepts, NDA can be signed before complete design files are shared.

Ownership/exclusivity should be defined separately in commercial documents.

I only want 20–50 pieces after the sample. Is that possible?

For applicable RTV mold programs, yes, with MOQ from 20. Finished HCR/HTV/LSR products have different MOQ/tooling economics.

Can I compare two design concepts before tooling?

Yes. Resolve the concept/DFM first; then tool the approved direction.

Can one common tool use interchangeable inserts?

Sometimes. Modular inserts can make sense when the base geometry is shared and the changing feature is suitable for the process.

Keep:

• approved revision
• sample reference
• CAD/master/tool record
• material/process
• packaging/SKU

Do startups need production-ready CAD?

No.

Is MOQ 20 for all OEM silicone products?

No.