Contract manufacturing for brands & IP owners

Toy & Figure Mold Making — Standalone Tool Delivery

ITTAK develops and manufactures molds as a standalone service. You can commission tooling for delivery to your own facility or another production supplier; a production order with ITTAK is not required.

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Product & service scope

Choose a mold-only project when you need tooling rather than a complete product-production package. Identify the part material and intended manufacturing process first: injection molding, resin casting and slush molding should not be treated as interchangeable tooling requirements. The specific tool type is confirmed during review.

Plan the specification

What to review before the quotation

Use these review topics to define the actual project. Specifications, processes, quantities, cost, timing and evaluation methods are agreed individually.

Part data and tool specification

Supply current part data, material, visual surfaces and assembly interfaces. Agree the design revision to be tooled, cavity plan, expected production requirements and any customer tool standard. Identify mold-release questions and proposed design changes before the tool specification is approved.

Receiving-factory compatibility

If another factory will run the tool, include its engineering team early. Request the receiving machine and interface requirements relevant to the process, including mounting, injection, ejection and cooling connections where applicable. Physical delivery alone does not prove the tool is ready for that equipment.

Trials, samples and acceptance

Define the trial material, sample quantities, dimensions or cosmetic areas to evaluate, and who approves each change. Agree the evidence needed for tool acceptance and the process for resolving open points. Avoid treating a photograph of a trial part as the complete acceptance record.

Ownership and handover package

Agree ownership, payment and release conditions in writing. Specify whether drawings, design files, spare parts, material records, trial settings or maintenance information are included. These are items to contract for, not automatic deliverables implied by the words mold ownership.

Transfer and future responsibility

Clarify packing, transport, receiving inspection and commissioning responsibilities. Define how support, subsequent repairs, tool changes and storage are handled after handover. If production remains with ITTAK instead, document that operating arrangement separately from the tooling purchase.

Start with what you know

Prepare your project brief

You do not need every answer before the first conversation. Mark unknowns so confirmed requirements are separated from engineering decisions still to make.

Mold-only delivery or tooling plus production
Part files, revision status, material and manufacturing process
Receiving factory, machine information and applicable tool standard
Tool configuration, expected production plan and critical part criteria
Trial, acceptance, ownership and design-file requirements
Delivery location, handover items and target timing

Before sharing designs

Begin with a non-confidential overview

Ask about an NDA and an appropriate transfer method before sending unreleased files. Identify the brand or character rights and the permission to use supplied artwork for manufacture.

Tell us whether you need product manufacturing or a mold-only project. We welcome worldwide inquiries, including English-speaking markets and Japan.

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Buyer questions

Before you commission the project

Can I buy a mold without ordering product production?

Yes. ITTAK supports standalone mold development, manufacture and delivery. You can specify production at your facility or another supplier. Tool requirements, acceptance and delivery scope are agreed as their own project.

Are mold design files included automatically?

No automatic file-transfer promise is implied. Ownership, intellectual property, file formats and the documents included in the handover must be agreed in the contract. List the files and records you need before the quotation is finalized.

Can a delivered mold run on any injection molding machine?

No. The receiving machine and tool interfaces must be checked. Provide the receiving factory's requirements and define where trials and commissioning occur. Tool delivery and production acceptance are separate milestones.

How should I compare tooling quotations?

Compare the same approved part revision, tool configuration, material, trials, acceptance criteria and handover scope. Separate tool manufacture from production, shipment, commissioning and any optional documentation or spares.

Public portfolio scope

Broader services, permission-based project galleries

Our current public galleries show authorized KAIYODO / ARTPLA plastic model-kit projects. Those images are not reused as evidence for other product categories or processes. Relevant information may be shared only within client permissions and confidentiality requirements.