i. Profile of ZhiMei mould factory : Founded in 1998, DongGuan ZhiMei Mould & Plastic Factory is specializesd in injection mould manufacturing and plastic products moulding, with main industry refers to automobile, electronic, medical, home appliance and office products, etc. 90% of moulds are exported to North American , Western Europe , Asia , etc. As a medium-sized factory, ZhiMei mould has about 160 employees, with 6 for tooling design , 8 for CNC programming, 4 for wire cutting programming , 75 for injection mould construction, 38 for injection moulding, 6 for quality control and 8 for business development. Located in Dongguan city, China, ZhiMei mould has a group of advanced equipment for injection mould making, and plastic parts moulding . With main clients from America and Europe countries like U.S.A and UK, France, Germany , ZhiMei Mould attracts clients not only for high quality precision mould making standard, short lead-time, competitive price, but also for efficient transportation for export and thoughtful after-sale service. ii . Main service offered: • Mould Design and Construction • Plastic Injection Moulding • Products Development • Prototype making iii . Injection Mould Design and Construction With 160 employees, ZhiMei Mould Company is a medium scale injection mould manufacturer integrating coordinated service from product R&D, mould design and production, including CNC, EDM, Wire Cutting, plastic parts moulding , to silk screen and product assembly. a. Lead-time: 3-6 weeks from approval of tool design to first mould trial (T1) , influenced by the size of the mould . b. Capacity of building conceivable type of tool from prototype to full-blown hot runner multi-cavity tooling .