Hawkins & Sons sits between companies that need plastic parts and the injection molders who make them. We source, vet, negotiate, and stay accountable from first quote to steady-state production.
Whether you need a single tool quoted or a full program moved, we run the process so your team doesn't have to become molding experts.
We match your part's material, tolerance, volume, and certification requirements against a vetted network of domestic and offshore molders — and show you exactly why each candidate made the shortlist.
Mold quotes vary wildly for the same steel. We competitively bid your tooling, normalize the quotes so they're truly comparable, and negotiate terms including ownership, maintenance, and end-of-life.
Piece-price negotiation, capacity commitments, lead-time SLAs, and re-source protection — papered so the economics hold up after the honeymoon quarter.
Design-for-manufacturing review before steel is cut: gate placement, wall sections, resin selection, and cavitation strategy that lower piece price for the life of the program.
We manage T1 through PPAP-style approval, coordinate corrections with the toolmaker, and set up ongoing inspection standards so quality issues surface early — not in your warehouse.
Underperforming molder? We audit the current state, quietly qualify alternatives, and manage tool transfers with minimal disruption to your supply.
We review your parts, volumes, timeline, and quality requirements, then agree on the sourcing brief and fee structure up front.
Your program is bid to shortlisted molders from our network. You get normalized, apples-to-apples quotes with our recommendation.
We negotiate tooling and piece price, terms, and protections — and stay on the paper as your representative.
From first shots to steady-state, we manage samples, approvals, and issues so production lands on time and on spec.
We own no presses and take no rebates from molders. Recommendations are earned on merit, and we'll show our work.
You work with a principal, not an account queue. The name on the door answers the phone.
Tooling, resins, cycle times, cavitation math — we speak the language, so nothing gets lost between your engineers and the shop floor.
Fee structures tied to outcomes: successful sourcing, landed piece price, and programs that stay healthy after launch.
We also help molders fill open capacity — which means we know who genuinely has room, and at what price.
Re-sourcing and rescue work handled quietly. Your suppliers learn what you want them to learn, when you want them to.
High-volume consumer and industrial programs are our core; regulated work is scoped case by case with appropriately certified molders.
Typically a success fee on sourced tooling and a small percentage of the production contract for programs we broker and oversee, agreed in writing before we start. For advisory-only work (DFM review, quote audits), we quote a flat fee. We do not accept payments or rebates from molders.
Yes — we maintain relationships with molders in North America and Asia, and we'll model landed cost (tooling, piece price, freight, duties, working capital) so the domestic-versus-offshore decision is made with real numbers.
You should, in almost every case. We negotiate tool ownership, maintenance obligations, and transfer rights into every tooling contract so you're never held hostage by an underperforming shop.
Our sweet spot is programs from a single production tool up to multi-tool product families at high volume. If a project is too small to benefit from brokerage, we'll say so and point you somewhere sensible.
That's some of our most common work. We audit the current molder, qualify alternatives quietly, and manage the tool transfer if a move is warranted — or renegotiate in place if it isn't.
Send a short description of your part, target volumes, and timeline. We'll come back within two business days with an honest read on whether brokerage will pay for itself on your program.
No drawings required for a first call — an idea and a rough annual volume is enough.