I'll have to check at work tomorrow, but fairly low, maybe 1000 - 2000. It was a plastic case with one bottom and two tops. The company we used has these jigs that can make molds out of a combination of custom parts and generic parts to keep machining to a minimum. The molds only work in their machines, so you don't end up owning the tooling, but I still think it's worth it.
Also did a plastic clip with a live hinge, and I think a steel tool was under $7,000 and parts under a $1.
Compared to 3D printing, we hit the break even point at around 100 cases.
I was just surprised since the last time I was involved in manufacturing was the 90s and was paying $100,000 for tooling for office telephones.
Also did a plastic clip with a live hinge, and I think a steel tool was under $7,000 and parts under a $1.
Compared to 3D printing, we hit the break even point at around 100 cases.
I was just surprised since the last time I was involved in manufacturing was the 90s and was paying $100,000 for tooling for office telephones.