Contract manufacturing for brands & IP owners
ITTAK manufactures slush-molded vinyl figures for character and designer-toy projects. Review the hollow form, intended material feel, part openings, decoration and assembly before confirming the production scope.
Soft vinyl figures are often called sofubi or sofvi. For this service, the project path is slush molding: the intended hollow form and the way parts are released and assembled need a different review from solid resin casting or an injection-molded PVC part. Sofubi describes the product category here, not Japanese manufacturing origin.
Plan the specification
Use these review topics to define the actual project. Specifications, processes, quantities, cost, timing and evaluation methods are agreed individually.
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Share front, side and rear views with the target size. Discuss openings, part separation, internal access and the surfaces that must preserve the character's appearance. The outside sculpt alone does not describe how a hollow figure will be produced and assembled.
02
Describe the intended softness, surface finish and how the product should hold its shape. Review the actual proposed material and representative samples. Do not assume every soft vinyl product has the same hardness, wall construction or behavior.
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Separate the base material color from painted detail, gradients or printed markings. List colorways and quantities independently so a shared sculpt is not mistaken for identical production work. Define the approved finish reference and the areas where color variation matters.
04
Review trimmed openings, fitted parts and the motion intended at each connection, if any. A turning head is not automatically a fully articulated figure system. Confirm the packed pose, contact points and protection of decorated surfaces.
Start with what you know
You do not need every answer before the first conversation. Mark unknowns so confirmed requirements are separated from engineering decisions still to make.
Before sharing designs
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 OverviewBuyer questions
Not necessarily. They may share PVC terminology but have different construction and manufacturing requirements. This page concerns slush-molded vinyl figures. Use the plastic figure page for a component-based injection-molded figure project.
This page uses sofubi as a soft-vinyl product term. ITTAK is based in Dongguan, China; the term is not a claim of Japanese origin. Manufacturing location and project responsibilities should be confirmed in the commercial scope.
Yes, variants can be reviewed. Provide the quantity and decoration brief for each version. Base colors, paint operations, approvals and packaging differences still need to be accounted for separately.
That should not be assumed. A sculpt developed for another process may need changes to part openings, separation, connection geometry or other features. Review the slush-molding requirements before treating the original design as manufacturing-ready.
Public portfolio scope
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.
Review the related requirements and project path
Review the related requirements and project path
Review the related requirements and project path
Kenelephant Chukukobo: soft vinyl production process
A Japanese manufacturer's process explanation provides terminology context. Its equipment, operating conditions and photographs are not ITTAK production evidence.
