Ramjet Tooling
Better tools.
Better moulding.
Better outcomes.
From first concept to finished production, Ramjet Tooling works hand-in-hand with Ramjet Plastics to design, build, modify and recover injection moulding tools that are made for real-world manufacturing.
- Designed under one roof with the people who'll mould it
- Local oversight, with offshore options when they make sense
- Recovery and modification of existing tools — local and imported
Why tooling matters
The tool determines what happens on the factory floor.
Every plastic part you've ever held started life inside a mould. The mould is the foundation of injection moulding — the single most important asset in the chain. Get it right and production runs cleanly for a decade. Get it wrong and you'll be paying for it on every single shot.
A poor tool creates problems the spec sheet never warned you about: flashing on parts, inconsistent quality run-to-run, cycle-time blowouts, breakdowns in the middle of a job, expensive rework, and missed delivery dates. The cheapest tool on day one is rarely the cheapest tool on day 365.
The in-house advantage
Tooling and moulding under one roof.
Most plastics jobs in Australia involve at least two suppliers — a toolmaker and a moulder — who've never met, never seen each other's floors, and never been in the same room when something goes wrong. Ramjet does both, in the same building, with the same culture. That's the structural advantage.
Faster communication.
When tooling and moulding sit in the same building, the back-and-forth that drags projects out simply doesn't happen.
Real design-for-manufacture feedback.
Our toolmakers and moulding technicians sit together. The people designing the tool know exactly how it'll run when it's in the press.
Easier troubleshooting.
When a tool needs a tweak, the people who built it are the same people who can adjust it. No vendor chains, no waiting weeks.
Toolmakers + technicians, side by side.
Two crafts that usually live in different companies. At Ramjet they share a tea room.
No finger-pointing.
If something goes wrong with a tool we built and run, we own it end-to-end. One throat to choke, one team to fix it.
Better long-term outcomes.
Tools designed by people who have to live with them tend to be tools that last. We're motivated to make them right the first time.
New product tooling
New to tooling? We'll guide you through it.
Most people come to us with an idea, not a tool drawing. That's fine — most of our long-term customers started exactly there. Here's the path we'll walk with you, step by step, before any steel gets cut.
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Concept review
Bring us your sketch, prototype, or napkin diagram. We'll talk through what's realistic and what isn't, before you commit a dollar.
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CAD & design support
Our team optimises your part for manufacturability — wall thickness, draft angles, gating, the lot — so the tool you commission is the tool you actually need.
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Material & part advice
From everyday polymers to long-fibre nylons for mining-grade applications. We'll recommend a material that suits your part, your volumes, and your budget.
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Prototyping options
Test the design before you cut steel. Whether it's a 3D-printed prototype or a low-volume pilot run, we'll find the right path to validate the part.
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Tooling pathway
Local build, offshore build with local oversight, or a hybrid — we'll lay out the trade-offs honestly and help you pick the path that matches your stage.
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Production planning
Once the tool is ready, we plan the run. Volumes, scheduling, packaging, freight — handed off to the production team next door.
Local vs offshore
Local support. Offshore options. No guesswork.
Offshore tooling can offer savings — but without the right technical oversight, it can also introduce risk. Miscommunication. Long lead times. Tools that are difficult to run in production once they finally land at your moulder's door.
Offshore tooling can make sense, but only when it's managed properly. We help customers access cost-effective offshore tooling through trusted, long-term partners — while still giving them local technical oversight, communication, and manufacturing accountability.
Whichever path you take, the goal is the same: a tool that runs cleanly on a real production floor. We'll be honest about the trade-offs and help you pick the path that matches your stage, your volumes, and your appetite for risk.
Tool modification
Already have a tool? We can help make it production-ready.
Maybe the tool was built years ago and the part has evolved. Maybe it came from offshore and never quite ran the way you were promised. Maybe you've inherited it from a previous moulder. Whatever the history, our toolroom can take it on.
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Modifications
Adjusting an existing tool to suit a new part revision, a new material, or new packaging requirements.
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Maintenance & repair
Wear, damage, and fatigue catch up with every tool eventually. We restore them to running order.
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Design improvements
Cycle-time gains, gating tweaks, cooling fixes — the kind of upgrades that pay for themselves over a year of production.
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Production troubleshooting
Solving the persistent issue that's been frustrating your team — flashing, short shots, sink marks, sticking parts.
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Adapting to our floor
Getting your tool set up to run on Ramjet's machines, cleanly and predictably, from the first shot.
Tool rescue
When a project needs to be brought back on track.
Sometimes a tool arrives — from another moulder, from offshore, from a previous supplier — and it simply does not perform the way it should. The cycle times are wrong. The parts are out of spec. Maintenance is constant. Production won't stabilise.
We can assess the tool honestly, identify what's actually wrong, and tell you whether it can be recovered or whether you're throwing good money after bad. If the answer is recovery, we'll lay out the work, the cost, and the timeline. If it isn't, we'll say so — and help you plan the next step.
A second opinion from people who actually run the tool on the floor — not just people who built it.
Who we help
Tooling support for every stage of the journey.
However your tooling story started — or stalled — there's a path forward through Ramjet.
Existing Ramjet customers
Needing new or replacement tooling for established product lines.
Inventors & product developers
Creating their first moulded product and looking for a guide through the process.
Businesses considering offshore tooling
Wanting local technical oversight, communication, and accountability behind an offshore build.
Customers with offshore tools
Needing modification, repair, or refinement to make an existing offshore tool production-ready.
Customers with failed or underperforming tools
Looking for an honest assessment and a recovery path back to reliable production.
Manufacturers thinking long-term
Wanting tooling designed with the next ten years of production in mind, not just the next ten weeks.
Not sure what tooling pathway is right for you?
Talk to Ramjet before you commit to a tool. A 30-minute consult could save you 30 months of production headaches.