Low volume tooling is typically lower cost in terms of investment, but lower production capacity and higher unit cost. Gets you to market faster with production units. High volume tooling is more expensive – longer lead time, but more capacity and lower cost.
For new ventures, it usually makes sense to do low volume tooling first, then high volume. Unless you have a ton of booked orders – then it might make sense to go high volume from the start.
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