Rapid Capacity Expansion for Automotive Connector Parts Through Injection Molding Transfer
To meet rising demand for automotive connector parts, the partner required a supplier capable of rapidly transferring molds and financing major injection molding investments. This project showcases how a new production site, pre-trained teams, and fast infrastructure setup of VIDEOTON enabled serial production of 60 parts within just three months.
- Driver: High-volume capacity scaling
- Member company: VT Plastic Kft., Hungary
- Country of origin: Germany
- Production Area: 900 sqm production / 500 sqm warehouse
- Direct headcount: 40
- Suppliers / PNs taken over: 75
- Product Variants: 170
- Transfer time: 1 year
Background of the transfer project
The partner planned to expand as demand for connector parts in the automotive industry had grown. They needed a key supplier capable of handling a large number of transfer molds in a short time and able to finance the investment in 20 injection molding machines.
VIDEOTON's solution
To support the planned capacity expansion the project involved opening a new production location, pre-training the team before the transfers, and building the infrastructure and installing the machines within a short timeframe. The key challenge was implementing the first 60 parts into serial production, including full product validation, within 3 months.