The Challenge

A major medical distributor encountered issues with their newly built mold for a two-part coupler used in respiratory tubing assembly to prevent kinking. The mold, manufactured in Canada and intended for production in Mexico, produced inconsistent and defective parts despite several attempts by the distributor and other mold makers to rectify the situation. Discouraged by repeated failures, they were prepared to discard the mold and start fresh with a completely new design and build.