Talk something about 3D printing during customizing makeup brushes

Since we a makeup brush factory that specialize in customizing makeup brushes with private label, we often get some creative designs on the makeup brushes. While to ensure the brush function, brush hairs have limit space for special design; ferrules-no big meaning to have special design, so handles become the normal part for customers to express/show their special designs and thoughts. You may find mermaid handles, sword handles, crutch handles sand so on in the market, and these creative handles make the brush look more fantastic and beautiful.

However, these handles need molding which requires high order quantity, so during initial design process, many customers choose to produce a prototype by 3D printing to test the market. If the feedback is good, they can consider putting the makeup brushes into mass production.

Recently, some customers are puzzled, because their 3D printing supplier told them that the prototype was completely produced by 3D printing, why we tell them the brush handle needs molding?

It is known that 3D printing cost is high- about USD500; we cannot use 3D printing for all of our brush handles. For mass production, we have to use different process to reduce the cost, therefore, we need to develop a mold for the handle, and put materials into molds to produce required handles, in this case, if the order quantity is big enough, the handle cost will be very low.

In summary, 3D printing is only proper for prototypes, but not affordable for mass production.