October 9, 2026

Insole mold development runs from geometry data and CAD through CNC-machined tooling to first shots. This is what the mold actually controls, which decisions have to be fixed before machining, and where programs stall.

Mold programs rarely fail in the machine shop — they fail in the brief. These five questions settle tooling scope, launch size run, material spec, internal volume and ownership before any steel is cut.