Two-Shot Light Cover Injection Mold

Engineering Challenge

What the project needed to control

• The component required coordinated first-shot and second-shot geometry.
• The two tools needed repeatable alignment between the first molded substrate and the second-shot feature.
• Visible surfaces required tooling and sampling review across both molding stages.

DFM & Engineering Review

Risks reviewed before tooling release

• The interface between the first molded substrate and second-shot feature was reviewed as one system.
• Transfer, locating and visible surfaces were considered before tooling approval.

Tooling Solution

Manufacturing strategy and mold scope

• Separate first-shot and second-shot molds were engineered around a repeatable part relationship.
• The tooling concept coordinated the second-shot interface with part location and release.

Mold Trial & Engineering Corrections

How samples supported tooling review

• Sample review focused on the interface between both molding stages and the visible molded surfaces.
• The project image documents both tools and the resulting component structure.

Inspection & Validation

Evidence used for customer approval

• The two-shot interface and appearance zones formed the main validation focus.
• Tooling evidence remained linked to the intended molding sequence.

Project Evidence

Available project evidence

• Available imagery shows the first-shot and second-shot molds with the molded component structure.
• The project example outlines the intended interface, appearance and tooling-sequence review scope.

Project Gallery

Tooling and project evidence