Smarter Design. Smoother Production. Stronger Products.
When you bring us a design, we don’t just manufacture it. Our team of engineers, material specialists and technicians collaborate with you and provide expert design for manufacturing (DFM) services. This process ensures that your plastic parts, whether molded or extruded, are optimized for manufacturability, performance, cost-efficiency and long-term durability. By building manufacturability into the process early on, we help turn ideas into production-ready parts with fewer surprises, less waste and faster time to market.
Forward-looking engineering support, collaborative feedback and robust production know-how come together under our DFM services, so you get parts that meet spec, every time
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Why DFM Matters
- Fewer production problems: By applying DFM best practices, we reduce the risk of defects, warping, sink marks, flow lines or inconsistent fill.
- Lower costs, less waste: Thoughtful design can simplify tooling, shorten cycle times and reduce scrap.
- Faster time to market: Addressing constraints early helps avoid redesigns, rework or delays.
- Optimized performance and quality. DFM lets us match part geometry, material selection, and manufacturing method for consistent, repeatable parts that meet your requirements.
- DFM Support for Injection Molding and Extrusion: whether you plan to mold housings, structural components or extruded profiles, we’ll help review and optimize your design for the chosen process.
- Material and Process Guidance: Our team can advise on material choices, wall thicknesses, draft, tolerances and tooling approaches based on your performance, appearance or cost goals.
- Tooling and Die Considerations: We analyze part design with tooling constraints in mind, helping to ensure efficient tooling, reduced complexity, easier maintenance and tooling longevity.
- Design Feedback and Iteration: Early in the process we review your designs, suggest improvements and iterate to improve manufacturability, reduce cost and improve product robustness.
- Cost and Supply-Chain Efficiency: We help you balance performance, cost, repeatability and production volume so you get the right balance of quality and economics.
Collaborate with Intek
- Process-agnostic expertise: We understand both injection molding and extrusion — and can help you choose the best manufacturing method for your part.
- Customer-first collaboration: We treat your design as our own, providing honest feedback, clear communication and practical advice to meet your goals.
- Cost savings and increased efficiency: Early DFM helps avoid costly rework, scrap, and delays — keeping your project on schedule and budget.
- Scalable for any volume: Whether you need a few prototypes or high-volume production, our DFM process scales with your needs.
- Full-service support: From design review to tooling, prototyping, production and inventory management — we accompany you every step of the way.
DFM Process
- Design review and consultation
- Feasibility and manufacturability analysis
- Recommendations and optimization suggestions
- Prototype and testing support
- Production readiness
- Manufacturing and value-added solutions
Here’s how we support you at every step:
High-performance parts refined for strength, dimensional stability and low weight. Our design-for-manufacturing expertise ensures your designs meet exacting tolerances and efficiency goals.
Complex, tight-tolerance components produced with materials engineered for impact resistance, chemical stability and temperature performance.
Rapid prototypes that help you evaluate form, fit and function — accelerating validation and qualification cycles.
Cutting, drilling, punching, inline pad printing and adhesive application — all performed in-house for repeatable quality.
Subassemblies and multi-part builds that simplify your manufacturing flow and reduce lead times.
Inventory control and just-in-time delivery
Reliable supply programs that ensure consistent availability for long production runs and defense contracts.
You get a single, reliable partner who understands your business — not just your parts.
Think It. Prototype It. Market It. Go.
No guesswork, no close enough simulations — just actual plastic parts providing real-world insights, faster testing and smarter decisions. Our rapid plastic prototyping services, powered by cutting-edge additive manufacturing, make it easier than ever to bring your ideas to life — quickly, precisely and repeatably. With fast design iterations, consistent part accuracy and rapid speed to market, we help you stay ahead of the competition.
Extrusion Materials Guide
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This guide walks you through the most common extrusion plastics, helping you find the ideal balance of strength, flexibility and aesthetics for your product. Let’s find what performs best for your next innovation. For complex performance needs, we specialize in co-extrusions, tri-extrusions, and quad-extrusions — combining materials to deliver the perfect balance.
Secondary Operations
Where Plastic Magic Gets Finished
Intek Plastics goes beyond molding and extruding to make sure your plastic parts are truly production ready. From pad printing and laser marking to mechanical assembly and kitting, our in-house secondary operations turn components into complete, market-ready solutions. Combined with our integrated inventory management and just-in-time delivery, we keep your production line humming.