Our team handles everything from initial sketches and 3D design through to precision tool manufacture — all under one roof.
Start a ProjectSelect Plastics partners with Prior Designs to offer end-to-end design and toolmaking services — from your first sketch through to a production-ready mould. You don't need to coordinate multiple suppliers or manage handoffs between design and manufacturing.
We accept projects at any stage. Whether you're starting from a napkin sketch or arriving with a finished CAD file, our team can assess what's needed and get your product moving toward manufacture.
Tooling cost is driven by part complexity, number of cavities, and material requirements.
We review your brief, sketch, or existing CAD and scope the project.
Prior Designs develops concepts into injection moulding-ready 3D models.
Our team checks wall thickness, draft angles, gate placement, and material suitability.
We define cavity count, steel grade, surface finish, and write the tool spec.
The mould is built and trial shots are run to validate dimensions and surface quality.
Approved tool moves into production — ongoing maintenance is managed by our team.
If you already have a design, we'll review it for injection moulding compatibility and advise on any changes needed. If you're starting from scratch, our design partner Prior Designs will work with you to develop a manufacturable concept.
Prior Designs are Melbourne-based industrial designers specialising in injection moulding-ready products. From there, Select Plastics manages the full toolmaking process — specification, quoting, manufacture, trials, and ongoing maintenance. One point of contact from idea to production.
No — it often helps us push the project further faster. Designs from non-specialists may need tweaks for injection moulding compatibility, and our team can assess and refine them quickly.
Both. New products involve more design consultation and iteration; existing products move through the moulding process more quickly. We're set up to handle either.
Mould making via our partner toolmakers comes with a full workmanship warranty and limited time/parts coverage — a key advantage over sourcing tooling from overseas manufacturers.
Typically 8–14 weeks from design sign-off to first trial shots, depending on tool complexity. Simple single-cavity tools are faster; multi-cavity or complex geometries take longer.
You do. The tool is your asset, held at our partner toolmaker's facility for ongoing production runs and maintenance.