Custom Plastic Cases & Inserts

Custom work is only worth doing when the existing library cannot fit the equipment. We check 161 documented moulds first, then review structure, material and insert design for what remains — and we tell you when a new tool is not justified.

Send dimensions & drawings → Discuss tooling requirements

Route A · existing mould

Adapt a Model We Already Make

Change colour, handle or latch specification, add a cut foam or EVA insert, add a label plate or embossed marking, adjust packing. No tool cost, no tool lead time.

Typical lead time: ~45 days
Tooling cost: None
MOQ: Per colour & configuration
Best for: Kits, private label, brand colour

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Route B · new tool

Open a New Mould for Your Product

Geometry that does not exist in our library: a specific internal envelope, stacking behaviour, a moulded-in logo, a sealed lid design, an integrated tray. Tool design is reviewed with your mechanical team before cutting steel.

Typical lead time: ~125 days incl. tool
Tooling cost: Quoted separately from unit price
Ownership: Agreed in contract before cutting
Best for: OEM product supply, long series

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Our default advice Try to fit an existing mould first. If a device is 8 mm too wide, an insert change or a small lid modification is usually the cheaper answer than a new tool — and we will say so even when a new tool would be more revenue for us.

Two open cases on a workbench with bright orange custom-cut EVA inserts shaped around black devices

/ Custom foam & EVA inserts

The Insert Is the Product

A case protects by holding the device still. The insert decides whether it does. We design layouts around the actual equipment, not around a generic grid, and we show the customer the cutting file before the first production run.

Insert type	How it is made	Choose it when	Cost driver
Pick-and-pluck	Pre-cut grid foam, cells removed by hand	Mixed kits, layouts that change often	Lowest — no cutting file
Flat-cut foam	Single-layer knife-cut outline	Simple devices, one part number	Cutting file + 1 layer
CNC-cut EVA	Machine-cut denser EVA, tight tolerance	Repeatable layouts, higher volumes, snug fit	Complexity, thickness, layers
Moulded EVA	Compression-moulded tray shape	Very high volume, complex geometry	Insert tool cost
Multi-layer	Stacked cut layers with lid protection	Devices with protruding screens or probes	Layer count

We do not publish insert prices. A layout for a 300 mm case in 25 mm EVA at 200 pieces and one for a 500 mm case in 40 mm multi-layer at 3,000 pieces are not comparable numbers.

/ Tooling & commercial terms

What Must Be Agreed Before Steel Is Cut

Ownership · who owns the mould when the tool cost is paid by the customer, and what happens if orders stop.
Storage & maintenance · where the tool sits, who pays for upkeep, what condition it is returned in.
Transfer · whether the tool may be moved to another factory and under what written instruction.
Exclusivity · confirmation that a customer-funded tool will not be used for another buyer's product.
IP & confidentiality · NDA available for drawings and project information; artwork rights stay with the customer.
Cost separation · tooling is invoiced as tooling. It is never hidden inside a unit price.

Existing mould lead time: ~45 days
New tool lead time: ~125 days
Deposit: 30%
Balance: After inspection, before shipment
Trade terms: EXW · FOB
DDP / overseas stock: Not offered
Retail quantities: Not supplied
Third-party inspection: Welcome
Sample before order: Yes, cost agreed first

Dealer & distributor enquiries We work with importers, tool brands and regional distributors on wholesale and OEM terms, including mixed-container orders. We do not offer franchise packages, and we do not supply single-unit retail.

/ Prepare an enquiry

Five Files, One Reply

The enquiries that get a useful answer within three days contain the same five things. Missing any of them turns the review into a guessing game.

Device envelope

L × W × H of the device itself, including knobs, probes, screens, feet and anything that protrudes.

photo with ruler ok

Kit list

Every accessory that must travel in the same case, and roughly where it should sit.

list or photo

Use condition

Carried by hand, shoulder or trolley; stacked in a vehicle; shipped inside a master carton; indoor or site.

one sentence

Quantity

Per order and per year. This is what decides existing mould versus new tooling.

range is fine

Destination

Country and preferred trade term, so we can advise on packing and export handling.

EXW / FOB

Do you keep our drawing confidential?

Project drawings can be handled under NDA on request. Drawings are used for the quotation and the tool or insert design for that order only.

Can you copy a case we already buy from someone else?

We can measure a sample you send and assess whether our library has a matching mould, or whether a new tool would be required. We will not reverse-engineer another supplier's customer-funded tooling.

What if only the insert is wrong today?

Send the case and the device. Insert-only work is often the cheapest fix: a new cutting file and a layer change, with no tool cost at all.

Can you supply the case with our logo?

Yes, as a label plate, pad print or laser marking without tool change. A moulded-in logo requires a tool modification, so it belongs to route B.

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