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1. Zamac Cap Production Timeline: From Signed Drawings to First Order
Holiday launches live or die by the packaging calendar. If you are sourcing custom zamac caps for a festive line, the time to start is earlier than most buyers expect.
A realistic zinc alloy cap timeline starts with the quote: send 2D PDFs/CAD files or 3D models (STP, IGES, ASM, PART), and our team returns pricing within about 2 working days. From there, the chain is tooling, T1 samples, color/golden sample approval, then production and QC before shipping. First orders typically run around 10–14 weeks from signed drawings; repeat orders are faster, roughly 4–6 weeks, because the tooling already exists.
Two levers keep the calendar short. First, define the design and finish early — surface options like silver, gold, rose gold, matte, shiny, powder coating or sand-blasting are locked at sampling. Second, reuse tooling where possible; a cap that shares an existing mold skips the longest stage.
For a Q4 or spring line, working backward from your on-shelf date tells you exactly when the
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