Update:
Well, things are really at a standstill in terms of what I can do outside of my computer.
For what it's worth, here's what I've done on my own to make sure the production models come out as fast as possible once I have the equipment set up in the new facility.
*Modified the draft angles to make sure the parts don't warp on exit.
-For anyone that doesn't know, injection molded parts have to have what's called a "draft angle." The wall edges can't be 90 degrees to the mold base or they create a vacuum as you try to extract them. So the walls have to be at an angle to allow the part to be extracted. This is not a big deal for cheap internal parts, but for something like a case, the draft angle would be unsightly and even mess up fit for switches on something like a high profile top case for example.
What I did was research how Lego does their draft angles, and it's pretty ingenious. I've incorporated this into my mold design. It's complicated and more expensive initially, but it'll be worth it for the final product and in the long run in terms of mold durability.
*Researched annealing times so there won't be extractor pin imprints on the parts as they're pushed out of the molds.
*Designed a maker's mark that can go on each part that includes a bunch of information that will make the part classifiable under certain EU and SEA tariff laws to be exempt from big taxes.
Honestly, I'm doing a lot more on this that I can't even really put into words--there are so many little things that have to be accounted for in the design to make it work, but it's totally doable.
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