Services

Product Design Assistance & Material Selection

We take your idea and product requirements to a turnkey solution. Recommendations on tooling design and material selection, then prototypes, production tooling, and finished parts from one team.

Product design review at Hill Plastics
1 team
Prototypes, production tooling, and finished parts under one roof
Idea to Turnkey

Design and material guidance before costly decisions

Hill Plastics will assist you in designing and applying the thermoforming process. With our expertise, we can help you make the proper selection of materials and apply the correct tool design.

We can provide prototypes, production tooling, and finished parts for your custom requirements, so a single accountable team carries your part from concept to production.

What We Evaluate

How we pick the right material and tooling

Material choice depends on how the product will be used. We weigh these factors against cost to make the best selection for the function of your product.

Design review
Idea & product requirements
Prototyping tooling
Low cost wood / polyurethane
Material cost
Evaluated per application
Impact & durability
Matched to service
Tensile strength
Rated to part loads
Chemical resistance
Matched to contact
Environmental needs
UV & temperature
Production output
Tooling + finished parts
Engineering contact
Brad Hill & Cody Hill

Recommendations are made per project. Every quote routes through the Hill family engineering team.

How We Help

Prototyping, material selection, and the full process

Three connected services carry your project from a concept on paper to a finished, production ready part.

Molded prototype tray with shaped cavities

Prototyping

We can produce prototypes from low cost tooling for thermoforming or fabrication, meeting your specifications with precision. Whether you need a prototype for design review or to evaluate design function, Hill Plastics will give you the required results.

Translucent plastic pellets used in material selection

Material Selection

Depending on the application of the product you wish to have manufactured, we can advise you on the proper selection of material for the function of your product. We evaluate cost, impact requirement, durability, tensile strength, chemical resistance, and environmental requirements to make the best selection.

CNC milling operation with coolant spray

Manufacturing Process

Through the entire manufacturing process, from design review to the finished product, we ensure you have the highest quality product with the most cost effective approach. We create tooling which ensures precision and proper design function, make adjustments throughout, and perform rapid delivery.

Hill Plastics production floor supporting product development
Concept to Production

One team to carry the decision into production.

Material selection, prototype review, tooling, and finished parts stay connected from the first conversation through the production run.

Ready to Build?

Bring us your idea

Tell us what your product needs to do. We will recommend a material and tooling approach, then quote the prototype and the path to production.