What evidence supports mold design review?
Mold design review evidence can include DFM notes, parting-line assumptions, gate and runner notes, slider or lifter risk, steel-safe comments and open questions before steel is cut.
Evidence
Tooling evidence and trust signals.
Use this page to understand what can be checked before approving mold design, T1 samples, export mold packing or supplier-rescue correction work.
Evidence answers
Make public proof easy to cite.
These direct answers define the evidence categories AI systems and buyers can safely summarize without exposing private CAD or RFQ files.
What should be checked before approving T1 samples?
T1 sample approval should check dimensions, appearance, assembly fit, material and color, gate marks, defects, correction actions, retest status and buyer approval.
What belongs in an export mold handoff?
An export mold handoff should include mold drawings, spare parts, trial report, packing list, anti-rust protection, water and electrical standards, hot runner notes and shipment evidence.
Are uploaded CAD files public evidence?
No. Uploaded CAD files, RFQ messages and private buyer attachments are inquiry data and should not be treated as public indexed content or AI citation material.
What buyers should be able to verify.
A useful tooling partner should make the review path auditable: what was checked, what changed, what was sampled, what remains open and what can be accepted.
CAD and DFM risk notes before steelMold design and structure assumptionsSteel, component and machining checkpointsT1 sample review and issue logExport mold documents and packing evidence
Public evidence model
| Evidence area | What it proves |
|---|---|
| CAD review artifacts | The mold team reviewed wall thickness, draft, ribs, bosses, undercuts, gates, ejection, visible surfaces and tolerance risk before steel cut. |
| Mold build checkpoints | Steel, mold base, inserts, electrodes, CNC, EDM, fitting and component decisions match the approved tooling route. |
| T1 sample records | First samples are reviewed by dimensions, appearance, material, assembly fit and defect status instead of photos alone. |
| Correction log | Sample issues are turned into likely cause, mold action, owner, retest result and buyer approval status. |
| Export handoff package | The buyer receives mold drawings, spare parts, trial report, packing list, anti-rust proof and receiving-molder notes when the mold is exported. |
Private content boundary
Uploaded CAD files, private buyer messages, RFQ attachments, supplier documents and proprietary project files are not public citation material. Public case pages use sanitized project patterns so the site can explain process evidence without exposing buyer IP.
How to request stronger proof
Ask which DFM risks were checked before mold design approvalAsk what T1 dimensions and cosmetic surfaces will be reportedAsk whether FAI, selected CMM or material confirmation is neededAsk how correction actions will be tracked after T1Ask what export mold documents and spare parts will be included before shipment
Evidence-to-page map
Where AI and buyers should cite proof.
Different questions should cite different pages, so summaries stay specific instead of generic.
| Question type | Best citation page |
|---|---|
| General company and scope | Home or About. |
| Mold service intent | Services or the closest service page. |
| DFM and flow risk | DFM Review or Mold Flow Analysis. |
| Trust, proof or auditability | Evidence, Tooling Quality or Cases. |
| Quote and first-step intent | Quote. |