Daoshu makes custom plastic and rubber products for startups and established companies across North America and Europe. Bring us a sketch, a prototype or a part you already sell. We handle tooling, production, inspection and assembly, and you work with a project contact in North America.
Better parts for the money, at any stage of your business
Whether you are launching your first product or running a long-established line, the goal is the same: parts that are right the first time, at a price that leaves you room.
Advice before toolingWe review your design for molding before you pay for a mold, which is where most cost and quality problems start.
The right maker for each partThirty years of supplier relationships let us match each part to the right machines and tooling, so you are not paying for more than the part needs.
Checked before it shipsEvery order is inspected against your drawing and approved sample before it is packed.
You have a prototype and need your first production run
We help you turn a 3D-printed model into a part that can be molded at a sensible cost, then get you to samples you can show customers and investors.
Design-for-molding review before you commit to tooling
Material and tooling options matched to your launch volume and budget
Sample parts for fit and function checks before production
Assembly and retail packaging, so units arrive ready to sell
What a project can look like
A two-part enclosure for a smart home device
A hardware startup sends 3D files for a housing with snap fits and a soft-touch button. We suggest material and wall changes that make it moldable, build the mold, ship samples for a fit check, then deliver the first units assembled and boxed.
Design review
Tooling
Samples and fit check
First production
Ocean freight
0481216 weeks
Example timeline. Real timing depends on the part, the mold and the shipping route.
Your product sells, and you need a supplier that keeps up
For brands selling online or in stores that want steadier quality, a lower unit cost or new sizes and colors added to a line.
A second source, or a full move from your current supplier
Cost reviews on material, wall thickness and packing
Color matching and new variants that fit your existing range
Cartons labeled for your warehouse, retailer or Amazon FBA
What a project can look like
Three new sizes for a kitchen storage line
A housewares brand wants to extend its best-selling containers. We match the existing look and lids, adjust the design to bring the unit cost down, and ship cartons labeled for Amazon fulfillment centers.
Sample review
New molds
Color match
Production
Freight to FBA
0481216 weeks
Example timeline. Real timing depends on the part, the mold and the shipping route.
You need components that arrive right, order after order
For equipment makers and established manufacturers who buy molded parts and sub-assemblies to drawing, often over many years.
Parts made to your drawings, tolerances and material specs
Lot inspection against your drawing and approved samples
Plastic, rubber and metal parts assembled into one kit
Scheduled deliveries for long-running programs
What a project can look like
A cover, seals and brackets delivered as one kit
An equipment maker needs a molded service cover, two rubber seals and the brackets that hold them. We supply all of it as one kit per machine, inspected and packed, on a monthly schedule.
Drawing review
Tooling and first articles
Kit assembly set-up
Monthly shipments
0481216 weeks
Example timeline. Real timing depends on the part, the mold and the shipping route.
You want products under your own name
For distributors and retailers building a private-label range, from an existing design or one adapted to your market.
Your logo molded in or printed on the part
Colors matched to your brand
Packaging made for your shelf, catalog or online listing
Mixed containers that combine several products in one shipment
What a project can look like
A private-label line of utility buckets and caddies
A distributor of cleaning supplies wants its own buckets and caddies in brand colors. We adapt existing designs, mold the logo into each part and pack them shelf-ready, shipped in one mixed container.
Range planning
Logo and color
Packaging design
Production
Mixed container
0481216 weeks
Example timeline. Real timing depends on the part, the mold and the shipping route.
Programs that ran for years
Two examples of work we have carried from first tooling through long production runs.
Molded base plate, underside
500,000sets delivered
Base plates for robot-moved logistics carts
Large, heavily ribbed injection-molded plates for the collapsible carts that warehouse robots move through Amazon's logistics operations. We supplied them in volume across the life of the program.
Part
Injection-molded base plate
End use
Collapsible cart moved by warehouse robots
Program
Amazon logistics
Volume
About 500,000 sets
Each square is 10,000 sets.
Seat-back monitor frame
6+ yearsof continuous supply
Seat-back monitor frames for commercial aircraft
Developed with the customer around 2010, these frames and related seat components went into seating on Boeing and Bombardier aircraft. Orders continued for more than six years.
Parts
Monitor frames and seat components
Aircraft
Boeing and Bombardier
Developed
Around 2010
Supply
More than six years
Developed around 20106+ years of orders
200820102012201420162018
A contact in North America. Production in Zhejiang, China.
Your project contact is based in Canada and works on Eastern Time. Production runs in Zhejiang, one of China's main centers for mold making and plastics. You get answers in English during your business day, and the production team can pick up the work while you sleep.
Your time zoneCalls and video meetings scheduled on Eastern Time.
English throughoutQuotes, drawings, inspection reports and shipping documents.
One person to callThe same contact follows your order from quote to delivery.
Zhejiang, China
Production, China Standard Time
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North America
Project contact, Eastern Time
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China is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time. A question sent at the end of your day reaches the production team at the start of theirs.
From toolroom to production line
Molds are machined and fitted at our tooling partners, then run on automated injection molding lines with robot take-out. Filmed at the toolrooms and molding plants in our production network.
Mold making
CNC mold machiningMold cavities and inserts are cut on CNC machining centers.Fitting and checkingToolmakers fit and check each mold by hand before trial runs.Machining floorRows of CNC machines and molding presses in a clean, organized shop.
Automated molding
Robot take-outRobots remove parts from the mold without hand contact.Gantry pick and placeGantry robots pick finished parts and set them on the line.Press to conveyorParts travel straight from the press to cooling and packing.
If it is plastic or rubber, we can make it
Here are some of the products buyers bring to us. Yours does not need to be on the list.
Consumer electronics
Device housings, battery covers, buttons, stands and cable organizers.
Home and kitchen
Storage containers, organizers, utensil handles and small appliance parts.
Outdoor and sport
Gear housings, grips, protective caps and camping equipment parts.
Pet products
Feeders, bowls, carrier parts and toy components.
Logistics and storage
Totes, bins and dividers, pallet and cart base plates, wheels and casters.
Industrial equipment
Covers and guards, panels, knobs and handles, seals and gaskets.
Automotive and EV
Bushings, dust boots, EV damping blocks, interior trim, clips and seating parts.
Furniture and fixtures
Chair parts, glides and feet, edge trim, brackets and hinges.
Home appliances
Washer door gaskets, drain bellows and hoses, seals and anti-vibration feet.
HVAC and compressors
Compressor grommets, mounts, flame-retardant gaskets and cap seals.
Electrical
Overmolded plugs and connectors, cable grommets and UL94 V-0 rated rubber parts.
Building and construction
Window and door seals, anti-vibration pads and weatherproof gaskets.
ProcessesInjection moldingOvermoldingRubber compoundingRubber and silicone moldingRubber-to-metal bondingBlow moldingExtrusionAssembly and packing
Examples from recent orders
Photographed from production parts.
Housings and bezels
Molded frames and housings with screen openings and mounting flanges.
Aircraft seating
Wheels
Molded hubs with polyurethane or rubber treads, bearings and seals.
Material handling
Casters
Swivel and brake casters with plastic-core wheels for carts and equipment.
Material handling
Handles and grips
Rubber-overmolded grips, supplied loose or assembled onto metal hardware.
Assembly
Totes and containers
Industrial totes and nesting containers for handling and storage.
Logistics
Trays and lids
Trays and lids molded to match your containers, in your choice of color.
Rubber and rubber-to-metal parts are made by our rubber production partner in Ningbo, Zhejiang, in business since 1990 and certified to IATF 16949, the quality standard for automotive suppliers.
70
vulcanizing presses, from 250 to 1,600 tons
7,000 t
of rubber compounded each year, with automatic weighing
11
rubber compounds, from natural rubber to FKM
1990
the year our rubber partner was founded
Choose a compound by operating temperature
Typical service range and hardness for each rubber we work with. Hover or tap a row for its range and main strength.
−50050100150200250300350Shore A
VMQ Silicone−80 to 350°C30–90−80 to 350°C. Widest temperature range, resists radiation
FKM Fluoroelastomer (FKM)−20 to 250°C40–80−20 to 250°C. High heat and aggressive chemicals
EPDM−40 to 180°C30–90−40 to 180°C. Weather, ozone and hot water; UL94 V-0 grade
HNBR Hydrogenated nitrile (HNBR)−40 to 160°C50–90−40 to 160°C. Heat, oil and chemical resistance
ACM Polyacrylate (ACM)−30 to 150°C50–80−30 to 150°C. Hot oil and fuel resistance
IIR Butyl (IIR)−50 to 135°C40–90−50 to 135°C. High damping for vibration and noise
ECO Epichlorohydrin (ECO)−35 to 130°C30–90−35 to 130°C. Oil and chemical resistance
CR Neoprene (CR)−30 to 120°C20–95−30 to 120°C. Weathering; UL94 V-0 grade
NBR Nitrile (NBR)−35 to 120°C20–95−35 to 120°C. Oil and fuel resistance
TPU Polyurethane (TPU)−40 to 120°C10–100+−40 to 120°C. High strength and abrasion resistance
NR Natural rubber−40 to 80°C30–100−40 to 80°C. High elasticity and fatigue life
Operating temperature, °C
Typical ranges from our rubber partner's compound data. The right compound depends on the part, the load and the environment, so we confirm it for each project.
Certified and tested
IATF 16949:2016Automotive quality management
ISO 9001Quality management
CNAS-accredited labIndependent accreditation of in-house testing
UL94 V-0Flame-retardant EPDM and CR compounds (UL file E181859)
Certifications held by our rubber production partner.
In-house testing
Tensile and universal testing up to 300 kN
Fatigue testing to 1 million cycles
Ozone, heat aging and low-temperature tests
Salt spray and oil resistance tests
CMM and 3D scanning for dimensions
RoHS screening by EDXRF
Rubber parts we supply
From automotive suspensions to home appliances.
Anti-vibration bushings
Rubber-to-metal bushings and mounts for suspensions and engines.
Dust boots and bellows
Protective boots for shock absorbers, steering and drive shafts.
Door gaskets
Large molded gaskets such as washing machine door seals.
Seals and rings
Molded seals and rings in EPDM, NBR, FKM and other compounds.
Hoses and bellows
Drain and inlet bellows, molded hoses and elbows.
Grommets and mounts
Compressor grommets and mounts that isolate vibration.
One contract from mold to dock
You deal with one company for the whole job. We coordinate every step and check the parts before they leave.
Hand finishing and checking before packing.
Quote and design review
Send a drawing, 3D file or sample. We confirm material, tolerances and quantity, and point out anything that will make the part hard to mold.
Tooling
We build the mold and run trials until you approve the first-article parts.
Production
Parts are molded in volume and scheduled around your delivery dates.
Inspection
Parts are checked against your drawing and the approved sample.
Assembly and packing
Multi-part products are assembled, checked again and packed to your spec.
Shipping
We prepare export packing and documents and arrange freight to your port or warehouse.
Request a quote
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