Engineering-as-a-Service · Mold & Die
Mold & die design capacity for Michigan tool shops.
Your overflow design team: senior mold & die designers who work Eastern Time, draw to your standards and quote a fixed price before they start.
- 48 hDFM review turnaround
- Fixedprice per package
- ETUS Eastern hours
- NDAbefore any file exchange
Sound familiar?
The shop floor has capacity. The design desk doesn't.
VoidStar adds senior design hours without adding headcount, so you can say yes to the next RFQ.
- Quotes stall while the design desk catches up.
- Good RFQs get turned down because no one is free to design the tool.
- One designer out sick and the whole build schedule slips.
- Hiring and training a senior designer is slow and expensive, and the workload isn't steady.
Services
Four ways to plug us into your shop.
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01
DFM review
Draft, walls, gates and parting line checked, plus fill/warp simulation and a written report.
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Injection mold design
Simple 2-plate tools to hot runners, slides, lifters and multi-cavity molds.
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Progressive die design
Strip layout, forming simulation, 3D die assembly, 2D details and BOM.
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Detailing & engineering changes
2D details, BOMs, electrode lists and engineering-change updates, by the hour.
Case study · Stamping
A progressive die, from strip layout to production.
We designed the complete die for a stainless-steel band buckle used on utility-pole hardware. It was built from our drawings, tried out, and is running in production.
How it works
Two review calls. One fixed price. No surprises.
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NDA
Signed before any file changes hands.
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Send the part
Part model, press or molding-machine data and your shop standards.
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Fixed quote
The exact price is confirmed after we review the part.
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Concept review
Call 1: you approve the strip layout or mold concept.
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Final review
Call 2: full 3D assembly, details and BOM.
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T1 support
Remote support at first tryout, plus 30 days of free design fixes.
Same working day
We work your hours. Eastern Time.
Our senior team is based in Brazil, one hour ahead of Michigan in summer and two in winter. We work US Eastern business hours, so questions get answered the same day, on a live call.
SolidWorks · Inventor · AutoCAD
Mold-flow fill & warp · forming · FEA · PowerMill
Inch or metric · ASME Y14.5 GD&T
DME · HASCO · PCS — or your shop standards
Native CAD · STEP / Parasolid · PDF drawings · BOM
NDA signed before any file exchange
Pricing
Know the design cost before you quote the tool.
| Package | Includes | Price (USD) | Turnaround |
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| DFM review | Draft, wall thickness, gate and parting-line analysis; fill/warp simulation; written report with part-change recommendations | $750 – 1,250 | 48 hours |
| Simple mold design | 2-plate mold, 1–2 cavities: 3D assembly, 2D details, BOM, cooling layout | $3,900 – 6,500 | 2–3 weeks |
| Complex mold design | Hot runner, slides, lifters or multi-cavity: 3D assembly, 2D details, BOM, cooling layout, mold-flow validation | $9,500 – 19,500 | 4–6 weeks |
| Progressive die design | Strip layout, forming simulation, 3D die assembly, 2D details, BOM | $7,800 – 19,500 | 3–6 weeks |
Fixed price. The exact price is confirmed in your quote after we review the part. Prices valid until April 30, 2027.
First-time offer
Send us one part. Get a free DFM review in 48 hours.
Up to 8 hours of engineering, free of charge. No commitment — just see how we work.