Simulation vs. Steel: How Experienced Shops Decide

By |2025-08-23T13:52:53-07:00August 21st, 2025|Mold Design, Engineering, Tooling|

If you hang around enough mold shops, you’ll hear the same argument play out again and again.

Some folks swear by simulation as if it were gospel; others roll their eyes and point to the stack of plastic parts on the bench that turned out just fine without a single line of Moldflow code.

Here’s the straight truth: simulation is just one tool—no more, no less. It’s not a badge of honor →

Over-Engineering Can Kill Your Product Before it Ever Gets a Chance to Launch

By |2025-08-20T14:05:07-07:00August 14th, 2025|Processes, Engineering, Tooling|

You’ve seen it before: a new product idea hits the whiteboard, everyone’s excited, and suddenly the engineering team is off to the races building the next Swiss Army knife. Six months later, you’re drowning in features nobody asked for, the budget’s gone, and your so-called prototype is still glued to the test bench.

Welcome to the prototype paradox—where over-engineering early doesn’t make you smarter, it quietly murders your product →

Smart Mold Design Lowers Total Part Cost—Not Just Mold Cost

By |2025-07-24T07:34:30-07:00July 23rd, 2025|Mold Design, Engineering, Materials|

Here’s the dirty little secret most injection mold buyers never hear:

Chasing the lowest mold quote is like penny-pinching on shoes and wondering why you keep getting blisters. The upfront price tag might look appealing, but it’s the hidden costs—in wasted resin, sluggish cycle times, and endless fixes—that eat away at your profits.

At H&H Molds, we don’t just build molds; we engineer profit machines.

Let’s pull back the curtain on how up-front →

Beyond the Press: Post-Molding Operations Can Make or Break Your Final Product

By |2025-07-21T13:07:15-07:00July 18th, 2025|Engineering, Processes|

Many buyers focus on what happens before and during the injection molding process — tool design, resin choice, and cycle optimization.

But what happens after the part is molded is just as critical — and often overlooked.

At H&H Molds, we’ve designed our post-molding operations to help take control of the entire production journey. That includes what happens after the press cycle finishes. Because while molding creates the part, it’s what happens →

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