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Copacker depositor gummy molds: what to send when the line isn't yours
Copacker depositor gummy molds are trays built so someone else's line can hit pockets - from their drawing, not from a catalog collection. This page is the brand-to-copacker file pack. Nest and pitch geometry live on /depositor-compatible-gummy-molds/.
WYD (Room 201, Building N, Licheng Technology Industrial Park Phase III, Xinhe Avenue, Shajing, Baoan District, Shenzhen, since 2006): DFM review is free. CAD modification about $50 when the model needs lock — not a fee on every PO. Prototype 3-7 business days after CAD lock, soft-tray MOQ about 20, FOB Shenzhen. We map to the nest the copacker sends. The nameplate on the head does not matter - their drawing does. We will not copy a catalog pitch from a product photo.
What the copacker has to hand you
Ask them before you RFQ us:
- Machine brand as they say it, plus a nest PDF or a photo with a scale
- Nozzle count, pitch (mm), index pattern
- Whether they flood-and-scrape some days and deposit on others (two maps)
- Tray drop: loose on a pan vs keyed locators
- Clearance from the support frame / nest rails to the head
- Who approves first article - brand or copacker
- Packaging (tin / pouch / clamshell) so cavity count is not fantasy
If they refuse to share a drawing, measure three nozzle centers on a visit. Still better than a storefront screenshot.
Multi-SKU, changeover, and whose tool
Write three ownership lines on the RFQ before CAD lock:
- Whose tool is this tray - brand-owned, copacker-owned, or WYD-held until balance paid?
- How many SKUs share one nest envelope this season, and which cavity maps swap on changeover?
- Who pays for a second map when the copacker adds a nozzle bank or a flood-and-scrape day?
A single mascot on one nest is one PO. Three flavors on the same envelope with two deposit patterns is three maps and a changeover note - not one "copacker compatible" SKU. If the copacker keeps the nest and you only own artwork, say so; the sample approval and the MOQ 20 release then need both signatures.
Common mix-up: copacker pack vs machine-fit page
| URL | Owner of the problem |
|---|---|
| This page | Brand to copacker file pack |
| /depositor-compatible-gummy-molds/ | Pitch, nest, half- or full-sheet DFM |
| /depositor-machine-gummy-molds/ | Nest + nozzle-row drawing RFQ |
| /steel-depositor-gummy-tooling/ | Soft tray vs named steel plate once pitch locks |
Failure: copacker rejects trays that "fit the catalog"
Symptom: Copacker says use the 8-nozzle collection. Trays arrive; nozzles miss pockets; the operator jogs the head; they invoice line time. Sales said the trays "fit the catalog."
Confirm: Overlay their nest PDF against the tray map. Measure three nozzle centers. Watch one cycle with no jogging. If the quote used a storefront screenshot, the map was never theirs.
Fix: Recut CAD to the copacker PDF. Do not argue catalog compatibility. Brand grams and copacker cycle both have to pass before MOQ 20.
Illustrative scenario: brand on one coast, copacker with an 11-nozzle servo
Hypothetical path - not a named customer file
Brand sends a mascot. Copacker emails a nest PDF and "11-nozzle servo." We would charge ~$50 CAD mapped to that PDF, prototype 3-7 days after lock, and ask them to run it on the real head. We would not use a stock 11-across listing. MOQ 20 would wait until both brand grams and copacker cycle passed.
What to ask your copacker this week
- Nest PDF this week?
- Who signs first article?
- One process, or flood plus deposit?
- Will they run our prototype on the real head?
RFQ: copacker pack
- Copacker name (internal) + machine as they name it
- Nest PDF / measured pitch
- Brand STEP + grams
- Who approves first article
- CAD ~$50; then proto 3-7 after lock; then MOQ 20
- Docs for the tray lot
/contact/ - info@wydsilicone.com · +86 180 3814 7782.
| Item | Typical shop value |
|---|---|
| CAD / proto / MOQ | ~$50 · 3-7 after lock · 20 |
| Pitch class | Often 25-50 mm - send theirs |
| Approvals | Brand grams + copacker cycle |
Typical shop values - not a named lot.
Copacker RFQs we will not accept as-is
A nameplate is not a nest drawing. We will not pitch from a competitor photo, promise 3-day US custom trays, skip copacker first article, or quote polycarbonate as a gummy tray. Send their drawing and who signs first article - then we map.
When this copacker page is the wrong route
- You own the machine: /depositor-compatible-gummy-molds/
- No machine yet - who tools the line: /custom-gummy-mold-manufacturer/
- What the 3-7 day sample must prove: /gummy-mold-prototype-sample/
- Food-tray family or docs: /custom-food-silicone-molds/ · /food-grade-silicone-mold-documents/
- Cost / RFQ / contact: /silicone-mold-cost/ · /custom-silicone-mold-quote/ · /contact/
Geometry can override: a mascot ear still needs peel on a perfect nest. Related deep RFQs: cavity map, flatness.
Copacker FAQ
- Will you make trays for a named depositor brand?
- We will map to the nest they send. We do not stock OEM-branded SKUs under someone else's nameplate.
- How is this different from the machine-fit page?
- /depositor-compatible-gummy-molds/ is pitch, nest, and sheet when you own the drawing. This page is the brand-to-copacker file pack: who sends the nest, who signs first article.
- What if the copacker will not share drawings?
- Measure three nozzle centers on a visit, or send a tray that already runs on that head. We still will not copy a catalog.
- Who has to approve the sample?
- Usually both: brand grams and copacker cycle (no jogging). Write that on the RFQ before we pour.
- What is MOQ?
- Soft-tray MOQ about 20 per design after both parties approve the sample. DFM review is free. CAD modification is about $50 when the model needs lock — not a fee on every PO. Prototype commonly 3-7 business days after CAD lock.
Send their nest PDF and who signs first article
We will map CAD to that nest - not to a catalog collection - and say what the prototype must prove on their head.