Contract manufacturing for brands & IP owners

Custom Plastic Toy Manufacturing

ITTAK manufactures custom plastic toys for brands and IP owners. Start with how the product will be used, then define the component, tooling, decoration and assembly scope around that brief.

Product & service scope

This service covers plastic toy projects whose main requirement is the finished product and its use. A user-assembled model kit, fixed display figure and articulated action figure each have a dedicated review path. Tell us which experience you are developing rather than choosing a material name alone.

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.

01

Product function and intended user

Describe the intended age group, interaction, detachable components and sales markets. These inputs help identify the product-specific engineering questions and any testing or documentation that must be agreed. A material name does not establish product safety or market compliance.

02

Component and tooling plan

ITTAK produces HIPS, ABS and PVC components in-house. The proposed material, part breakdown, visible surfaces, mold release and assembly interfaces still need review for your design. If a concept needs another material or process, identify that requirement before a manufacturing scope is confirmed.

03

Decoration and assembly

Provide color references and identify the surfaces that matter most to the customer. Review paint boundaries, print placement, assembly access and any areas that may rub during use. Separate a visual concept from the approved production reference and document revisions.

04

Range planning and pack-out

For a product series, distinguish shared components from unique tools and color variants. Define the accessories and quantity of each component in the box. Packaging protection, labeling and instructions belong in the quotation scope, not in assumptions made after production starts.

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.

  • Product function, intended age group and sales markets
  • Overall size, concept views and current 3D or part data
  • Component materials and any flexibility requirements, if known
  • Colorways, decoration references and shared parts across the range
  • Assembly, accessory and packaging requirements
  • Quantity range, launch target and required project support

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.

Share a Project Overview

Buyer questions

Before you commission the project

Can I discuss a toy before the design is final?

Yes. Share the product concept and identify what is unfinished. The first review can separate the information available for an initial scope from the design decisions needed before tooling or production can be quoted.

Do you manufacture HIPS, ABS and PVC toy components?

Yes, ITTAK produces components in those materials in-house. Material grade, appearance, geometry and any product-specific requirements are agreed for the individual project; the material list is not a promise that every design can use every process.

Can you quote a product series with several colorways?

A series can be reviewed together. Identify common parts, unique designs, quantities per version, decoration changes and packaging differences so that shared costs and version-specific work are visible.

Is testing included automatically?

No universal testing package is implied. Identify the intended users and destination markets, then agree the applicable requirements, testing responsibility, records and costs for the product before production approval.

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.