Move Your Tooling Without Betting Your Production Schedule
Transferring an injection mold to a new molder shouldn’t mean flying blind. FX3 evaluates your tooling, gives you a written lead-time commitment, and manages the transfer logistics and PPAP paperwork — before you commit to anything.
If your current molder is closing, slipping, or just not working out
Whether you need to transfer injection mold to new molder capacity, line up a second source, or your current supplier just isn’t working out, FX3’s mold transfer services turn the move into a controlled process. Moving a mold you already own doesn’t have to mean starting over.
“Our injection molder is closing.”
If a shutdown notice has you scrambling, the tooling itself is usually fine — it’s the move that feels uncertain. That’s the part we help plan.
Injection molder shut down. What do I do?
Start by getting the mold out and evaluated. A tool that ran production before can usually run again, once it’s inspected and requalified with a new supplier.
Injection molder not meeting lead times?
If your current supplier isn’t meeting commitments, a transfer gives you a documented, written lead-time instead of another verbal promise.
Need a second source injection molder?
Some manufacturers move a tool not because of a problem, but to stop depending on a single supplier for a critical part. That’s a reasonable move on its own.
A predictable process for moving your mold
FX3’s tooling team evaluates the mold, coordinates the transfer, and supports qualification — so you know what you’re getting before you decide anything.
Free mold inspection & evaluation
No cost, no obligation, before you decide anything. We look at the tool’s condition and flag anything that needs attention before it runs here.
First article / qualification run at cost
Transparent, at-cost pricing for the qualification run — no markup games, and you see the price before you commit.
Transfer logistics & PPAP paperwork, handled
One point of contact from pickup to production, including managing the PPAP documentation your customer requires.
A written commitment on lead time
Not a verbal estimate — an actual, documented number for your tool, so you can plan your production schedule around it.
How a transfer generally unfolds
Every mold is different, so your lead-time commitment is written after we’ve evaluated your specific tool — not before. Here’s the general shape of the process.
Logistics
FX3 coordinates pickup and shipping to our facility.
Evaluation
Once the mold arrives, we inspect its condition and documentation.
Setup & First Article
Mold is installed and sampled; first article run at cost.
PPAP Submission
Qualification data and PPAP documentation prepared and submitted.
Production
Approved parts move into your regular production schedule.
Illustrative only. If evaluation turns up repairs or other issues, we’ll factor that into your written lead-time before anything is finalized — that number, not this outline, is what to plan around.
What we’ll need from you
Sending these along with your request speeds up the evaluation — but don’t worry if you’re missing something. We’ll work with what you have.
The tool
Or its current location, if it hasn’t shipped yet.
The print
Current part drawing or CAD.
Prior process sheets
If available — helps us match known-good settings.
Resin specification
Material grade and any approved alternates.
Your PPAP level
So we scope the submission correctly from the start.
An honest look at tool condition
Molds that have run for years often need some work after a transfer — worn cores, cooling issues, minor damage. We inspect for it, tell you plainly what we find, and quote any repairs before you decide anything. No surprises after the tool is already on our floor.
Fluent in PPAP, including Level 3
We manage PPAP Level 3 submissions and can report dimensional results per cavity — the documentation your quality team will actually ask for.
Tell us about your project
A few details up front so we can scope your evaluation correctly the first time.
No cost. No obligation. We’ll follow up with next steps within one business day.
See how FX3 works — in person or online
Tour our floor and meet the team, or connect with a representative remotely. Whichever works best for you.
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