Injection Mould Tooling Cost Estimator
Tooling price is driven by four things: size, complexity, cavitation and steel class. This estimator combines them the way toolmakers do. Background and real price examples in our tooling cost guide.
How to read this estimate
The range reflects real toolmaker spread for the same specification — final pricing depends on steel supplier, surface finish requirements and tolerance stack. Undercuts drive side actions, and each side action typically adds 10–15% to a mould's price; our undercuts guide shows how to design them out. Cavitation multiplies cavity machining but divides part price — see the trade-off in the cost per part guide. Choosing between aluminium and steel is covered in the tool types guide.
Rates are illustrative budgeting assumptions, not a market price survey. Material grade, geometry, order size and quality requirements affect actual costs. This is a planning estimate, not a quotation.
Want a firm tooling price? Request a quotation from Nordmould — we quote tooling and part price together from your 3D model.