Reshoring Plastic Injection Molding Project Management
Our Firm Supports Design and Build Reshoring Projects
US policy is creating huge incentives for manufacturers to move operations onshore to the United States, and we are ready to help. We are the natural partner for your design and build reshoring project. We are assisting North American manufacturers in developing injection molding plant building projects, including all critical inputs for a business plan to obtain bank funding or to deliver your new manufacturing operation in a seamless project. We can deliver our partners for site selection, general contracting, facility building, equipment installation, and integration. Everything you need in one place.
Our contacts in the industry have shared a huge trend in injection molded products. On-shoring of foreign produced products is underway on a massive scale. However, we’ve learned that on-shoring efforts by domestic importers are being delayed by issues including:
Additionally, the industry has been discussing the familiar drawbacks to foreign produced molded products for many years. Some of these drawbacks include:
Based on our market studies, the issue that appears to be the deciding factor is shipping costs. Shipping cost inefficiencies are staggering; shipping costs are much higher now due to oil prices. On top of this, the tariff policies provided an added advantage to domestic manufacturing. Smaller high-volume, high-margin parts can probably absorb this inefficiency, but lower margin, medium-sized, and larger parts can’t bear the costs. They need to be moved onshore to compete. BHC Associates and our team of nearly a dozen Injection Molding Professionals, each with more than 25 years of experience, are ideally positioned to provide a full suite of services to assist you in meeting your onshore project needs.
- Difficulty in finding design and build firms knowledgeable on capital equipment
- Specification, Layout, Installation, Integration
- Little to no in-house design and engineering expertise
- Little to no in-house manufacturing or injection molding experience
- Lack of tool ownership and access to the tool drawings and models
- Not having relationships with local/domestic tool shops and molders
Additionally, the industry has been discussing the familiar drawbacks to foreign produced molded products for many years. Some of these drawbacks include:
- Limited control of their vendor’s manufacturing processes and schedules which contributes to poor part quality and late deliveries
- Limited availability of finished goods due to ongoing global plant shutdowns
- Perpetual increases in shipping costs linked to energy prices spiraling upward
Based on our market studies, the issue that appears to be the deciding factor is shipping costs. Shipping cost inefficiencies are staggering; shipping costs are much higher now due to oil prices. On top of this, the tariff policies provided an added advantage to domestic manufacturing. Smaller high-volume, high-margin parts can probably absorb this inefficiency, but lower margin, medium-sized, and larger parts can’t bear the costs. They need to be moved onshore to compete. BHC Associates and our team of nearly a dozen Injection Molding Professionals, each with more than 25 years of experience, are ideally positioned to provide a full suite of services to assist you in meeting your onshore project needs.
We have developed working relationships with Design/Build general contracting firms where we take care of the equipment, and they take care of the building. We have mold makers with experience in the design of complex and multi-cavity injection molds. We conduct our own DFM review, stress analysis, and mold flow analysis. High-quality communications from the same time zone are important to avoid project delays, rework, or other issues. Of course, the reduction in shipping costs and wasted time on complex logistics is a huge opportunity to create value.
BHC Associates' team of professionals dedicates themselves to supplying outstanding quality service, resulting in the finest customer experience. If you are looking for support for your reshoring or onshoring project, contact us today!
BHC Associates' team of professionals dedicates themselves to supplying outstanding quality service, resulting in the finest customer experience. If you are looking for support for your reshoring or onshoring project, contact us today!
