Design & Engineering Support
At PDI, our design and engineering team is your partner from day one, we guide your project through every stage of development to ensure manufacturability, cost-efficiency and top performance. Whether you’re bringing a fully detailed 3D model or just a concept sketch, our engineers bring decades of plastic design experience and advanced tooling knowledge to help turn your idea into a high-quality production part.
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What We Offer
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Review
Before tooling begins, we review part geometry, wall thickness, material choice, and potential tooling considerations to help ensure your part is optimized for injection molding or thermoforming.
Material Selection & Engineering-Grade Plastics
Our team helps you choose the right thermoplastics for your part’s performance demands such as strength, durability, appearance or cost efficiency.
Tooling & Mold Design Collaboration
PDI’s engineers coordinate with our in-house and partner toolmakers to design efficient molds and tools that align with your production volume, part tolerances and budget.
Prototype & Bridge Tooling Support
If you need a quick proof-of-concept or a short-run solution, we provide prototype tooling and early molds so you can validate the design, make adjustments and accelerate your time to market.
Production Engineering & Continuous Improvement
Once tooling is ready, our engineers monitor the injection process, inspect trial parts, analyze flow, warpage and cycle times, and work to streamline production for your project’s long-term success.
Why This Matters
By integrating design and engineering support into the very start of your project, you reduce risk, avoid costly redesigns, shorten lead times and lower overall production costs. PDI’s one-team approach, design, tooling, molding and inspection all under one roof, ensures your parts meet the highest standards while staying on schedule.
Ready to Get Started?
Contact us today with your 3D models, 2D drawings or even a sketch, and let our design and engineering team help you turn your idea into a reliable, cost-efficient manufactured part.