Injection Molding Quote Template: Tooling and Parts

About this example

This example is the quote a custom injection molder in Grand Rapids, Michigan, sends a controls manufacturer for a new product enclosure: a two-cavity hot-runner mold for the cover, a single-cavity mold with side actions for the base, texture, first article inspection, and a first production order of 10,000 sets in flame-rated PC/ABS.

Molding customers judge a quote on two numbers, the tooling cost and the piece price, so this quote keeps them apart. A short letter and a table of the tools give cavities, steel, tool life and the date of the first samples, and a timeline runs from DFM review to production. Each tool is priced on its own line with its steel, runner and tool life; each part carries its material, cycle time and weight. A table shows how the piece price falls with annual volume, another shows how tooling is paid in three stages, and the terms cover tool ownership, resin price reviews, overruns and design changes.

Who it is for

Injection molders, custom plastics processors and contract manufacturers who quote molds and molded parts from customer CAD files.