{"id":19616,"date":"2026-10-20T09:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/?p=19616"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:29:57","slug":"bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19616\" class=\"elementor elementor-19616 elementor-19615\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d5f48d e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61d5f48d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7b9b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d7b9b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><\/p>Cost-Effective Production of Very Small and Small Batches\u2014With a Focus on the EU<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c52b98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c52b98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the initial product concept to a production-ready solution<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f3c7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f3c7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #e30613;\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/span> \u00b7  OCTOBER 2026  \u00b7  Reading time: 5 min.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2984024d e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2984024d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a73c2fc e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a73c2fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405b849a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"405b849a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623c2e09 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"623c2e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c814a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30c814a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbb7324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dbb7324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Points <span style=\"color:#E30613\">at a Glance<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2709d186 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2709d186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Micro, small, and medium-volume production runs enable a cost-effective market entry and are the right production scale for many products in the long term, without the need for a production structure designed for high-volume manufacturing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Products should be developed in accordance with standards from the very beginning. Manufacturing processes, tools, and assembly should be tailored to the planned production volumes\u2014and, where appropriate, to future scaling\u2014as early as the product development phase. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Depending on the product, options may include additive manufacturing, CNC machining, or various injection molding methods, among others.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Production focused on the EU offers short decision-making processes, the ability to make changes quickly, and better control over quality and processes\u2014especially for small and medium-sized production runs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380f0c6 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"380f0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6030bfe e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6030bfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767de6c e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"767de6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011d46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"011d46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning a small production run?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f77dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f77dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50 to several thousand units<br \/><span style=\"color:#E30613\">manufactured with a focus on Europe<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b66fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b66fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0\">An overview of the process, the 5-phase workflow, and the benefits of streamlined communication\u2014plus a direct line to us so you can discuss your project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d9bcf elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03d9bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Small-batch production<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e2d3aa e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15e2d3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462dd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462dd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many new products do not launch with five- or six-figure production volumes right away. Especially when it comes to innovative products, industrial applications, custom solutions, or new business models, only a few dozen, a few hundred, or a few thousand units are often needed at launch or over the entire product lifecycle. Some products later grow into large-scale production, while many are intentionally kept small. Therefore, tools, processes, procurement, and assembly must be tailored to the actual production volume and designed for scalability only where it is realistic.     <\/p><p>industrialpartners supports companies in the development, industrialization, and <a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/\">production of micro, small, and medium-sized production runs<\/a>, with a focus on manufacturing within the European Union. This ranges from individual plastic parts to electromechanical assemblies and complete products. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57563dc0 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"57563dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"A small-volume production run doesn't begin with manufacturing. The decision about which manufacturing methods, tools, and processes are appropriate for the production volume\u2014and whether they will need to scale up at all later on\u2014is made as early as the development phase.\" \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4562fa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4562fa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small quantities require<span style=\"color:#E30613\"> different solutions<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570cb483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570cb483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional mass production is designed for high volumes. Tooling costs, automation, minimum order quantities, and long supply chains can quickly become uneconomical for small production runs. <\/p><p>For micro, small, and medium-volume production runs, it is therefore necessary to decide during the product development phase which manufacturing technology is appropriate for the current production volume and whether\u2014and if so, how\u2014the product can be scaled later without requiring a fundamental redesign.<\/p><p>Possible options include, for example, additive manufacturing processes, CNC machining, cost-effective injection molding tools, master mold concepts, or conventional production tools. Which process makes economic sense depends on the production volume, component requirements, investment budget, and target price. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852c4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"852c4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#E30613\">Cost-Effective Production <\/span>of Plastic Parts <span style=\"color:#E30613\">in Europe <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e04b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e04b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Particularly when it comes to plastic housings and technical plastic parts, the question arises early on: <a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/\">at what production volume does an injection-molding tool become cost-effective<\/a>?<\/p><p>This depends, among other things, on the part geometry, material, mold design, and planned production volume. Through simplified mold designs, master molds, interchangeable inserts, or mold technology specifically designed for smaller production runs, injection molding can sometimes become economically viable much sooner than with traditional production molds. <\/p><p>That is why industrialpartners takes into account factors such as material selection, wall thicknesses, demolding, mold split, tolerances, surfaces, assembly, and potential future increases in production volume as early as the product design phase.<\/p><p><strong>The goal is to create a component that works technically and can also be manufactured cost-effectively.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcc62f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dcc62f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electromechanical assemblies and <span>complete products <\/span> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497d346e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497d346e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many products, the job doesn&#8217;t end with the plastic housing.<\/p><p>Electronics, printed circuit boards, cables, connectors, switches, displays, sensors, and mechanical components must be procured, assembled, tested, and integrated into a fully functional unit.<\/p><p>Especially for small production runs, flexible manual or semi-automated assembly can be more cost-effective than complex automation.<\/p><p>This makes it possible to manufacture even more complex electromechanical assemblies and products in small quantities at first\u2014either on a permanent basis or as a foundation for gradual industrialization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500d5cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"500d5cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#E30613\">Thinking About<\/span> Development and Production <span style=\"color:#E30613\">as a Unified Process<\/span> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683c1965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"683c1965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/\">cost-effective small-batch production run<\/a> begins as early as the product development phase.<\/p><p>industrialpartners therefore views design, engineering, electronics, tooling, manufacturing processes, procurement, and assembly as an integrated whole rather than as separate areas of responsibility.<\/p><p>The following questions, among others, are addressed as early as the development phase:<\/p><p>\u30fbHow many units will actually be needed for the market launch?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhat investments make economic sense in this context?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhich components can be used as standard parts?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhen is it worth investing in an injection mold?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhich parts can be manufactured using additive or subtractive manufacturing methods initially?<\/p><p>\u30fbHow can the assembly process be simplified?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhat inspections must be performed during and after installation?<\/p><p>\u30fbWhat standards and guidelines must the product meet?<\/p><p>\u30fbIs scaling up in the future realistic, or will the product remain in small production runs indefinitely?<\/p><p>In this way, the prototype, small-batch production, and, if necessary, subsequent mass production can be coordinated from the very beginning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2112f0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2112f0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For small and medium production runs, lower manufacturing costs in the Far East may be offset by transportation costs, minimum order quantities, tied-up capital, communication challenges, quality issues, and longer response times.<\/p><p>A European supply chain offers shorter distances, direct communication with manufacturing partners, faster response times to changes, lower logistical risks, and better control over quality and processes.<\/p><p>This flexibility is particularly important during the product launch. Design changes can be implemented more quickly, and insights gained from one production batch can be directly incorporated into the next. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e599ec8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e599ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the first prototype to <span style=\"color:#E30613\">several thousand units  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An industrialization plan can be implemented in stages, depending on the product and the planned production volume:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc4c70 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fc4c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d3e205 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d3e205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8ceb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4c8ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 1:\nDevelopment and Functional Prototypes<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156dbe53 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"156dbe53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design, electronics development, additive manufacturing, CNC-machined parts, and initial functional prototypes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9d96a0 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f9d96a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfaffd3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dfaffd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 2: Prototypes and Pre-Production Run<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871558b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"871558b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Product-related components, initial assembly processes, functional tests, and validation.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660bc26f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"660bc26f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc499fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc499fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 3: Small-batch production<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e36ea80 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e36ea80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Production of the first market-ready units with the lowest possible initial investment.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1f7af5 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c1f7af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34137d16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34137d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 4: Small-batch production<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557ececd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"557ececd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optimized procurement, customized tools, and defined assembly and inspection processes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53db0b5c e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53db0b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e35d9e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e35d9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 5: Scaling<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292755c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292755c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As production volumes increase, tools, manufacturing processes, and assembly can be further automated and scaled to handle higher volumes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df7e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df7e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not every product goes through all phases. For many, Phase 3 or 4 is the goal. At that point, the small-scale production run is optimized to ensure it remains economically viable over the long term, including continued production, spare parts supply, and a planned phase-out.  <br><br>This means that companies do not have to invest in a production structure before entering the market\u2014a structure that only becomes profitable at significantly higher production volumes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8464f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb8464f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#E30613\">A single point of contact<\/span> from development through production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6fe76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6fe76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>industrialpartners combines product design and engineering with industrialization, supplier selection, and production management.<\/p><p>In collaboration with specialized manufacturing partners, primarily within the EU, we can develop, source, assemble, and test plastic parts, mechanical components, electronics, and electromechanical assemblies.<\/p><p>This offering is aimed in particular at startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, machinery and equipment manufacturers, and established manufacturers who are initially bringing new products to market in manageable quantities\u2014either as a first step toward larger-scale production or as a permanent small-batch production run. <\/p><p>This approach begins as early as the development phase: Products are designed and planned from the outset so that they can later be produced cost-effectively and scaled as needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bf790 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00bf790\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52a01 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a52a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb37679 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb37679\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baf2ada e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1baf2ada\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b18b9 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d4b18b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dba3f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dba3f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From an Idea to a European Small-Scale Production Run<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf4fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdf4fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you planning a new product, do you need only small quantities at first\u2014either initially or on an ongoing basis\u2014or are you looking for a European alternative for an existing production line?<\/p>\n<p>industrialpartners supports you from product development through prototyping and industrialization to the manufacturing of plastic parts, electromechanical assemblies, and complete products in micro, small, and medium production runs, with a focus on production within the EU.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f58383c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f58383c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/micro-and-small-batch-production\/#kontakt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ba78a9 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35ba78a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54fd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c54fd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jens Arend<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1303cb6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1303cb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Product design and product development<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9f021a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a9f021a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>+49 177 312 60 07<\/strong><br\/><a style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"mailto:ja@industrialpartners.de\">ja@industrialpartners.de<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d2f47 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0d2f47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3279b850 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3279b850\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112cada9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"112cada9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More <span style=\"color:#E30613\">Articles<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64488563 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"64488563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-19616 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-additive-manufacturing-en category-electronics-software-development category-engineering-en-16 category-general-en category-product-development category-productdesign category-production category-prototyping-en-11 ip_layout-539\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-additive-manufacturing-en category-electronics-software-development category-engineering-en-16 category-general-en category-product-development category-productdesign category-production category-prototyping-en-11 ip_layout-539\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISO-9001-Zertifizierung-industrialpartners-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISO-9001-Zertifizierung-industrialpartners-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISO-9001-Zertifizierung-industrialpartners-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISO-9001-Zertifizierung-industrialpartners-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISO-9001-Zertifizierung-industrialpartners.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tindustrialpartners is certified to ISO 9001:2015\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about industrialpartners is certified to ISO 9001:2015\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18754 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-additive-manufacturing-en category-engineering-en-16 category-product-development category-productdesign category-production category-prototyping-en-11 ip_layout-539\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kleinserienfertigung-Platinen-industrialpartners-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18876\" alt=\"Manuelle Platinenbest\u00fcckung und Kleinserien f\u00fcr schnelle Produktentwicklungen | industrialpartners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kleinserienfertigung-Platinen-industrialpartners-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kleinserienfertigung-Platinen-industrialpartners-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kleinserienfertigung-Platinen-industrialpartners-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kleinserienfertigung-Platinen-industrialpartners.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tManual PCB assembly and small-batch production for rapid product development\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Manual PCB assembly and small-batch production for rapid product development\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to manufacture micro- and small-batch products cost-effectively, which processes are suitable, and why it makes sense to focus production on the EU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[393,492,491,392,394,397,390,398],"tags":[],"ip_layout":[539],"class_list":["post-19616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-additive-manufacturing-en","category-electronics-software-development","category-engineering-en-16","category-general-en","category-product-development","category-productdesign","category-production","category-prototyping-en-11","ip_layout-539"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Very Small and Small Production Runs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Very Small and Small Production Runs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"industrialpartners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"bumble bits\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ip_ffm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ip_ffm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"bumble bits\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"bumble bits\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2605965f4af25019a59fca4466a4a828\"},\"headline\":\"Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1359,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Additive Manufacturing\",\"Electronics &amp; software development\",\"Engineering\",\"General\",\"Product Development\",\"Productdesign\",\"Production\",\"Prototyping\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/\",\"name\":\"Very Small and Small Production Runs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1024},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/en\\\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/\",\"name\":\"industrialpartners\",\"description\":\"Produktentwicklung in Frankfurt\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"industrialpartners GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/ip-logo_rgb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/ip-logo_rgb.jpg\",\"width\":1143,\"height\":195,\"caption\":\"industrialpartners GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/ip_ffm\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ip_ffm\\\/\",\"http:\\\/\\\/linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/industrialpartners-gmbh\",\"http:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCYx_61xX_q_zfDANZYT_XAA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/industrialpartners.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2605965f4af25019a59fca4466a4a828\",\"name\":\"bumble bits\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Very Small and Small Production Runs","description":"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Very Small and Small Production Runs","og_description":"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe","og_url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/","og_site_name":"industrialpartners","article_published_time":"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1536,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"bumble bits","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ip_ffm","twitter_site":"@ip_ffm","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"bumble bits","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/"},"author":{"name":"bumble bits","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#\/schema\/person\/2605965f4af25019a59fca4466a4a828"},"headline":"Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU","datePublished":"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/"},"wordCount":1359,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png","articleSection":["Additive Manufacturing","Electronics &amp; software development","Engineering","General","Product Development","Productdesign","Production","Prototyping"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/","url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/","name":"Very Small and Small Production Runs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png","datePublished":"2026-10-20T07:27:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-20T10:29:57+00:00","description":"Small quantities, short lead times: We produce your micro- and small-batch runs cost-effectively, with a focus on Europe","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Industrielle-Produktentwicklung-eines-Handheld-Geraets.png","width":1536,"height":1024},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/bpa-free-plastic-solutions-2-3\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cost-effective production of micro- and small-batch runs with a focus on the EU"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/","name":"industrialpartners","description":"Produktentwicklung in Frankfurt","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#organization","name":"industrialpartners GmbH","url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ip-logo_rgb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ip-logo_rgb.jpg","width":1143,"height":195,"caption":"industrialpartners GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ip_ffm","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ip_ffm\/","http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/industrialpartners-gmbh","http:\/\/youtube.com\/channel\/UCYx_61xX_q_zfDANZYT_XAA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/#\/schema\/person\/2605965f4af25019a59fca4466a4a828","name":"bumble bits"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19616"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20113,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19616\/revisions\/20113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19616"},{"taxonomy":"ip_layout","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industrialpartners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ip_layout?post=19616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}