{"id":4612,"date":"2021-03-10T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T10:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/?p=4612"},"modified":"2024-02-09T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:38:24","slug":"mould-costs-from-different-perspectives-akf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/en\/mould-costs-from-different-perspectives-akf\/","title":{"rendered":"Mould costs from different perspectives; how to decide wisely"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4612\" class=\"elementor elementor-4612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ad286ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ad286ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52cec961\" data-id=\"52cec961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fac70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fac70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO DECIDE WISELY.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cde142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/en\/plastic-injection-moulding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injection moulding<\/a> it is well known that one requires the good old injection mould. A lump of steel with absolutely no appeal whatsoever and generally with a huge price tag. Superficially the end customer tends to think that the unavoidable mould costs are part of his problem. Only insiders know that the injection moulder, as processor, has an ever greater interest in proper tooling. Injection moulds are being purchased all over the world and there is a huge variety in considerations of how, where and at what costs to source injection moulds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68f0ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68f0ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4295d4c\" data-id=\"4295d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990f297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"990f297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mould costing analysis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31aa35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c31aa35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s take a look into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/en\/mould-costs-free-eguide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mould<\/a> costing analysis and purchasing strategies mainly from an economical point of view. Let\u2019s also see what end customers and processors have as mutual interests and which strategy serves best for all parties involved. End customers tend to judge the non-recurring mould costs as a bit of a pain in the ass. The unavoidable investment to set up production and sales of the products derived from the mould.\u00a0<\/p><p>One might have strategic or economical reasons to really judge and assess mould costs as one-off investments. Local tax rules may play a role in how to process these costs into the accounting system but in general they are judged as costs.<\/p><p>It is not more than logical and natural that the end customer, who is going to pick up the tab for the mould costs in the end, is really driven at reducing these costs. As such, by nature, the end customer will seek the lowest possible mould costs. After all one is not willing to spend more money than absolutely necessary for these tooling costs.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecbbb9c\" data-id=\"ecbbb9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f1afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07f1afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vrijstaande-Matrijs-Metaal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1847\" alt=\"Metal-injection-mould-detached\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vrijstaande-Matrijs-Metaal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vrijstaande-Matrijs-Metaal-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Example of a complex mould.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6577301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6577301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6fa356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6fa356\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc439be\" data-id=\"cc439be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb6c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edb6c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AKF-Labels-In-Mould-01-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1840\" alt=\"AKF-labels-in-moulds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AKF-Labels-In-Mould-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AKF-Labels-In-Mould-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AKF-Labels-In-Mould-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AKF-Labels-In-Mould-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mould in AKF warehouse awaiting the next run.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f10d8\" data-id=\"79f10d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b7035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b7035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mould costs as part of the product price<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c19d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c19d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In reality however the unavoidable mould costs should be judged as \u2018facilitating\u2019 costs in order to ensure swift, smooth, high-levelled, fast, constant and high-quality production which is supposed to feed sales. As such the mould costs are, without any doubt, always part of an amortisation of some kind.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The investments into tooling could be better seen as part of the product price instead of a preceding burden. Unfortunately the latter is usually the way it is approached in organisations as a result of which the drive is at minimising the investment costs.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b9a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21b9a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a006f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17a006f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do we mean by this?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c690f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c690f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well psychologically one tends to look at a one-off investment figure. In injection moulding this usually starts with \u20ac 10K + figures. The end customer may be distraught by this amount. However it should be more in perspective if one is able to assess the meaning of these costs into the product price.<\/p><p>Say the investment in the mould is quoted as being 100,000 currency units. One could blindly focus at the huge amount of 100,000 currency units but one should better make a product related analysis. If I sell the following number of products the following applies :<\/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-56e18e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e18e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">units sold<\/th><th scope=\"col\">absolute mould costs relative<br \/>mould costs [per product]<\/th><th scope=\"col\">relative mould costs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>10<\/td><td>10,000<\/td><td>10 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><td>1 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.000<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>0.1 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.000<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>0.1 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.000<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>0.01 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100.000<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0.001 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.000.000<\/td><td>0.1<\/td><td>0.0001 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.000.000<\/td><td>0.01<\/td><td>0.00001 % of the investment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>In that range of sales figures it becomes obvious that the mould costs are about to vaporise and are being reduced to a mere pre-financing.<\/em><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcca2cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcca2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a001e\" data-id=\"78a001e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065784e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"065784e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a2e933 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a2e933\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8b4fec\" data-id=\"d8b4fec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4df19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a4df19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sales risk for the injection moulder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ac483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7ac483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course the critical end customer will object and state that it is not guaranteed that these sales figures will be met. However there the end customer is shifting sales risk on to the injection moulder. The uncertainty in sales drives the price reduction in tooling. It is difficult but at the same time vitally important that sales are assessed properly in order to facilitate tooling investments.<\/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-d787e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d787e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reliable and robust injection mould<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96c2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96c2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-family: Chivo, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">On the other hand the processor is primarily interested in the most reliable and robust injection mould. The injection moulder will at the most ad an administrative profit margin onto the mould costs, but has interest in earning through the production output of units. For the processor the mould is a one-off thing while production should have a long term character.<\/span><\/h4>\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-d090790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d090790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional costs injection mould<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe43d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbe43d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However if the injection moulder is forced into obtaining the required injection mould at the lowest possible costs there may occur two risk situations for the injection moulder. A non-functioning injection mould may cause either additional costs, due to it\u2019s sales character mainly in the risk area of the injection moulder, or may obstruct sufficient output.<\/p><p>Low quantity sales eliminate the options to recover additional mould operating costs for the processor while high quantity sales may reduce turnover in the case of malfunction tooling. In either case the profitability of the processor is being pressurised.<\/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-46523c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46523c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mutual acceptable pricing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0d751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a0d751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So it seems there is a conflict of interest between the processor and the end customer when it comes to mould investment costs. However if one is willing to change the cost assessment model into an amortisation model one is able to find a mutual acceptable pricing.\u00a0<\/p><p>End customers should realise that incomplete marketing models shift sales risks onto the processor who might even take additional risks in order to cope with this. A cumulation of such risks usually disrupts future business relationships.<\/p><p>Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> for more information and download our free eGuides about mould costs.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7713f9\" data-id=\"d7713f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcc1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fcc1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0ea8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d0ea8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AKF-EGUIDE-LEVERANCIERSSELECTIE-2019-NEDERLAND-sq-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1853\" alt=\"AKF Plastics eguide leveranciersselectie Nederland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AKF-EGUIDE-LEVERANCIERSSELECTIE-2019-NEDERLAND-sq-1.png 997w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AKF-EGUIDE-LEVERANCIERSSELECTIE-2019-NEDERLAND-sq-1-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.akf-plastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AKF-EGUIDE-LEVERANCIERSSELECTIE-2019-NEDERLAND-sq-1-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">To answer the most frequently asked questions we have compiled a handy eGuide series with Tips &amp; Advice. 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