ABOUT ACAT MOLD

ACAT Mold --
The Precision of a Cat.

Custom plastic injection molds and molding programs from our own factory in Shenzhen, China.

Built for teams that own their design.

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±0.01 mm

Dimensional tolerance -- CMM-verified, not claimed

1M+ shots

Guaranteed mold life -- steel grade and cavitation documented

24 h DFM

Report turnaround -- signed by a named engineer on your project

§ 01

Our Name, Our Promise

A cat does not rush. It watches, measures, and moves with complete economy -- no wasted motion, no second-guessing. When it lands, it lands exactly where it intended. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.

We build injection molds the same way: deliberate in the design phase, precise in the cutting, patient through every trial shot. A mold is not just a piece of steel -- it is the beginning of every product our customer will ever sell. That is not a line we say at the start of a project and forget. It is the reason we run a full CMM dimensional report before any tool leaves our dock, and the reason every DFM report carries the name and direct contact of the engineer responsible for your steel.

Our factory is in Xixiang, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. The engineers who review your drawings are the same people who program the CNC machines and sign the CMM reports. There is no intermediate layer of account managers translating your requirements into something the factory might understand.

Cats always land on their feet. And we always stand behind every mold we ship.

§ 02

Three Verifiable Promises

ENGINEER-LED

Your drawing goes to the engineer, not the salesperson.

Your drawing goes straight to the engineer who cuts the steel, not to a salesperson with a script. Every DFM and mold-flow report is signed by a named engineer on your project. Technical questions answered within 24 hours, across time zones.

REPORT-VERIFIED

Nothing ships until you approve on paper.

A full CMM dimensional report in English (GD&T, measured value against drawing tolerance, item by item), the raw CMM data file so your quality engineer can rebuild the report himself, plus a timestamped continuous trial video carrying your mold number. You sign off before we ship.

LIFE-OF-TOOL ACCOUNTABILITY

We don't sell you a block of steel and walk away.

Every quotation is broken down to steel grade, mold life, cavitation, cycle time and revision rules, with no hidden cost. Spare parts ship with the tool, lifetime mold support, and reserved capacity for your production runs.

"ACAT Mold is engineer-led, report-verified, and accountable for the full life of your tool."

§ 03

What We Do

Four service areas, one factory, one engineering team. Every program runs from DFM through delivery under the same roof.

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Mold Design & Free DFM

Before a single block of steel is ordered, we review your part geometry for draft angle, undercuts, wall thickness uniformity, gate location, and venting. The DFM report is annotated, in English, and signed by the engineer responsible for your tool. Mold-flow simulation screenshots are included when fill pattern or warp risk warrants it.

DFM report delivered within 24 h of file receipt

Plastic Injection Mold Making

Mold steel: P20 / 718H / NAK80 / S136 / H13. Mold bases and standard components: LKM / DME / HASCO. Hot runner systems: YUDO / HASCO / INCOE. Mold life range: 100K - 1M+ shots, documented in the quotation. Single cavity, multi-cavity, family molds, 2K overmolding, and insert molding. Dimensional tolerance to ±0.01 mm.

Full spare-parts list ships with every tool

Injection Molding, Secondary Operations & Assembly

Production molding in-house, from prototype volumes through mass production. Secondary operations include painting, silk-screen printing, laser marking, and ultrasonic welding. Full sub-assembly and packaging available. DDP air freight to North America and Europe in 5-7 days; ocean freight available.

Reserved production capacity available on contract

One Group, Two Technologies

Sister brand ACAT Tech covers aluminum and zinc die casting. When your assembly combines plastic housings with die-cast brackets or heat sinks, both can be delivered by the same engineering team under a single project schedule.

Plastic + die-cast coordination under one roof

§ 04

Where We Are Strongest

The product lines below represent mold families we have cut steel for and shipped to production. No catalog items.

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

TWS Earphone Charging Case

Complete top shell, bottom shell, and hinge set. PC/ABS no-paint high-gloss finish, mirror-polished NAK80 steel. Supplied to brand and white-label earphone manufacturers.

SMART HOME / SECURITY

Smart Home Camera & IoT Shell

Outdoor-rated flame-retardant PC housings with precision lens-mount locating features and SD card slot tracking. Ball and pan-tilt security camera applications.

AUTOMOTIVE TIER 1/2

Interior Buttons & Air Vent Grilles

ABS+PC with laser-etched surface texture to VDA 2.3 specification. Paired with die-cast aluminum brackets. Supplied to Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT LINES -- PRECISION CONNECTORS, EV CHARGER COMPONENTS, MEDICAL CONSUMABLES -- AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

§ 05

Industries We Serve

Consumer Electronics & Wearables
Smart Home & Security
Automotive Interior & Exterior Lighting
EV Charging & Connectors
Power Tools
Industrial Sensors & Controllers
Medical Devices & Diagnostic Consumables
Precision Connectors & Wire Harness

§ 06

How We Work

Every Friday, a progress update -- same camera angle, mold number visible, date-stamped -- lands in your inbox. If a delay occurs, you hear from us first, with a written explanation and a revised schedule.

01

Inquiry

Day 1
02

DFM & Quotation

Day 1-3
03

Design Approval

Day 3-5
04

Mold Making

Wk 2-【PLACEHOLDER】
05

T0/T1 Trial + CMM

Wk 【PLACEHOLDER】
06

Revision

As needed
07

Final Approval

Client sign-off
08

Packing & Shipping

DDP 5-7 days
09

Production Support

Lifetime

Weekly photo and video updates from the same camera position, with your mold number and date visible in every frame.

Any schedule change is communicated before the affected milestone, with a written cause and a revised completion date.

§ 07

Our Factory

Xixiang, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Factory-direct -- no subcontracting, no intermediaries.

Factory Specifications
Category Equipment / Specification Value / Detail
FACILITY Factory floor area 【PLACEHOLDER】 m²
TEAM Engineers / total staff 【PLACEHOLDER】 / 【PLACEHOLDER】
CNC CNC machining centers 【PLACEHOLDER】 units · 【PLACEHOLDER】
EDM Sinker EDM 【PLACEHOLDER】 units · 【PLACEHOLDER】
WIRE EDM Wire-cut EDM (slow-feed) 【PLACEHOLDER】 units · 【PLACEHOLDER】
MOLDING Injection molding machines 【PLACEHOLDER】 t - 【PLACEHOLDER】 t
CMM Coordinate measuring machine 【PLACEHOLDER】 · Travel 【PLACEHOLDER】
CERTIFICATION Quality management system ISO 9001 · No. 【PLACEHOLDER】 · Since 【PLACEHOLDER】
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CNC machining center cutting mold steel in the ACAT Mold workshop
SZX · XIXIANG · 【DATE】 · M-【NO】
EDM electrode machining fine detail in mold cavity at ACAT Mold
SZX · XIXIANG · 【DATE】 · M-【NO】
Mold steel stamp number close-up showing mold identification in ACAT Mold factory
SZX · XIXIANG · 【DATE】 · M-【NO】
Zeiss CMM machine nameplate and probe measuring injection mold dimensions
SZX · XIXIANG · 【DATE】 · M-【NO】
Plastic injection mold polishing in the ACAT Mold workshop showing mirror finish on NAK80 steel
SZX · XIXIANG · 【DATE】 · M-【NO】

§ 08

Milestones

Dates below are verified against our own records.

Year Milestone
【PLACEHOLDER】 Factory established in Xixiang, Bao'an District, Shenzhen.
【PLACEHOLDER】 ISO 9001 certification first obtained. Certificate No. 【PLACEHOLDER】.
【PLACEHOLDER】 First export mold program shipped to a North American product team.
【PLACEHOLDER】 CMM dimensional reporting introduced as standard pre-shipment requirement on all tools.
【PLACEHOLDER】 Sister brand ACAT Tech launched covering aluminum and zinc die casting.
【PLACEHOLDER】 【PLACEHOLDER】 -- additional milestone to be confirmed.

§ 09

Business Model & Terms

ACAT Mold is a factory-direct custom manufacturing partner for European and North American product teams -- not a trading company, not a catalog supplier, and not a retail channel.

We work with product design owners and their authorized buyers. Our model is OEM build-to-print plus joint development: where your 3D data is incomplete, we handle reverse engineering, part design and DFM before a single block of steel is cut.

We do not offer white-label stock parts, we never re-cut a customer's mold for a second buyer, and we do not sell into our customers' markets.

Contract & Commercial Terms
  • NDA signed before any file exchange -- your geometry stays with us and is never shared.
  • Mold ownership and exclusivity are contractual and transferable to you. Documented, not verbal.
  • Tooling payment: 50% deposit to start; balance on your approved CMM dimensional report before shipment.
  • Production volumes on open-account terms, agreed at project start.
  • Spare-parts list provided in DME / HASCO standards so you can source replacements locally anywhere in the world.
  • Mold preservation and packing procedure documented before the container leaves our dock.
  • For shops and integrators using us as overflow capacity: a written commitment never to contact your end customer, directly or indirectly.

We turn down three kinds of projects:

Lowest-price bids, orders with no 3D data, and requests to sell your geometry to a second buyer.

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§ 10

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions from engineering and procurement teams we work with regularly.

We are a factory. Our CNC machines, EDM equipment, injection molding machines, and CMM are on-site in Xixiang, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. No subcontracting for mold making. You can verify this with a live video tour -- book one at /contact and we will walk you through the workshop on camera, showing machine nameplates and the mold currently on the table.
A STEP or IGES file is the starting point. A 2D drawing with tolerances, material specification, surface finish requirements, and annual volume estimate allows us to issue a complete itemized quotation. If you do not yet have a 3D file, send us a physical sample or a dimensioned sketch -- we can handle reverse engineering and produce the 3D data before cutting steel.
From design approval to T1 sample with CMM report: 【PLACEHOLDER】 calendar days for a standard single-cavity or two-cavity tool. Complex family molds, multi-cavity high-cavitation tools, and tools requiring hot runner qualification take longer -- the schedule is agreed in writing before deposit. Every quotation includes a milestone chart.
We sign an NDA before any file exchange. Your 3D data is used only to produce your tooling. We do not re-cut your mold for a second buyer, we do not share geometry with third parties, and we do not sell into your markets. This is contractual. We also accept customers who are competitors of each other in the same industry, on the basis that each customer's data and tooling are strictly separated -- but if you require exclusivity in your category, that can be negotiated as a contractual term.
Both spellings refer to the same thing. "Mold" is standard American English; "mould" is used in British English and is common in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia. We use "mold" throughout this website because the majority of our current export customers are in North America. We hold both domains -- acatmold.com and acatmould.com -- and both reach the same factory. If your team uses "mould" in drawings and specifications, that is perfectly fine with us.