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Mould transfer to India: the written process for your tool
Kruger receives customer-owned moulds in Peenya, Bengaluru, on nine injection moulding machines from 60 to 1300 tonnes, through one written sequence: incoming mould inspection, bench check, T1 trial and a first-article report signed before the first shipment. Madhusudhan, our Head of Production, replies with a feasibility check within 48 hours on working days.
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Material certificates for the grades we run, certificates of conformance, inspection reports and the NDA come with the offer; ask with your enquiry.
What your mould lands on
Nine injection moulding machines: eight horizontal from 60 to 1300 tonnes clamp force and one vertical machine for insert moulding, all with servo drives and SCADA/HMI process monitoring. Part weights from 10 g to 5.2 kg. Thermoplastics only: polypropylene and PP copolymer, 20% glass-filled polypropylene, polycarbonate, nylon 6 and 66 unfilled and 15% or 30% glass-filled, ABS, HDPE and PET. If your tool needs more than 1300 tonnes or your part weighs more than 5.2 kg, we say so in the first reply.
| Machine | Clamp force | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 2 | 180 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 3 | 200 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 4 | 480 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 5 | 650 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 6 | 720 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 7 | 850 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 8 | 1300 tonnes | Horizontal |
| 9 | Vertical machine | Insert moulding |
What we can send you today
The ISO 9001:2015 certificate, NVT 147210, issued by NVT Quality Certification International LLP and valid to 14 March 2027, sits above; its scope is design, manufacture, supply and sales of plastic injection moulded components. With the offer come the NDA, the written tool-custody terms under which your mould stays your property and is held at Kruger as bailee, material certificates, and the inspection report and certificate of conformance for each lot.
Terms, Incoterms and the lead-time promise
We quote FCA Chennai or FCA Nhava Sheva by default, DAP where costed, never DDP into the United States or the United Kingdom. First export orders run on letter of credit or advance payment; open account follows once an ECGC buyer limit is in place. New accounts are on terms of 45 days or less. Indian OEMs are invoiced in rupees with GST credit and can visit the plant in Peenya. Ownership terms: see the tooling guide.
We do not publish a transfer window, because no two tools arrive in the same condition. The feasibility reply sets the dates for your tool: inspection, trial and first-article sign-off, with the machine named. What we promise is the reply within 48 hours and no commercial shipment before the first-article report is signed by both sides.
The written transfer process
- Paper before steel. Tool drawings and bill of materials, the part drawing at the revision in production, the exact resin grade and masterbatch, repair history, the last inspection report with last-shot samples, hot-runner controller type and wiring, and the spares on hand, all collected while the tool still runs.
- Condition survey at origin. Photographs of every face, last-shot samples kept, wear and repairs listed. A worn tool can be transferred; an undocumented one cannot be quoted.
- Compatibility check before shipping. Tie-bar spacing, mould height, mould weight, clamp force and shot weight against our machines; the hot-runner controller against our electrical supply; the resin grade against Indian availability, or an import planned for launch. The clamping-force calculator gives a first tonnage figure.
- Crating. Rust protection, actions blocked, spares in the same crate as the tool, every item photographed into the packing list.
- Incoming mould inspection and bench check. The tool goes to the bench, not the machine: opened, checked against the origin survey and serviced before it sees a platen.
- T1 trial. On the matched machine with the specified resin, parts measured against the drawing and the last-shot samples, parameters set afresh and recorded, because the machine has changed.
- First-article report before shipment. Signed by both sides, then ramp. No commercial shipment leaves before the signature.
Who already trusts Kruger with their tools
Customer-owned moulds are the normal condition here: every customer-funded mould belongs to the customer who paid for it, and our own moulds for standard containers and parts stay ours. Your mould is maintained on a schedule and can be inspected on a video call when you ask. Tools here run air-filter housings in PP-GF20 for a global filtration OEM, supplied since 2010 to six of its plants; glass-filled nylon fan blades for a refrigeration manufacturer; insert-moulded connector caps for a global connector manufacturer; and 2V cell containers in BS and DIN sizes and 12V monobloc containers for battery makers. Our first United States order is in production. Part of the Microtex Group, founded in 1969.
Proof
A customer airlifted a mould to Kruger straight after T0 trials at the toolmaker and a last-minute correction. The receiving trial found a workmanship flaw in the corrected area; the parts could not meet the drawing. Kruger’s engineers redesigned the section, the correction was cut under Kruger’s supervision and every change was reviewed with the customer’s engineers. The mould was validated and production started.
How fast an engineer replies
Within 48 hours on working days, Madhusudhan, our Head of Production, replies with the machine fit, the document checklist for your tool and the path to first approved parts. Madhu, not a bot. kruger@microtex.com is read twice daily.
Send the drawing. Madhusudhan, our Head of Production, replies with DFM feedback within 48 hours on working days.
Attach a STEP or PDF, say the annual quantity, the material if you know it, your country and your Incoterm preference. Madhu replies, not a bot. Your mould stays yours; NDA on request.
In ‘What do you need?’ choose ‘Tool transfer, existing mould’. Files travel by email only and are not stored on this website; your enquiry details are kept in our enquiry log so that we can follow up.
