Case Study: Custom Piping Cord for a Pet Product Brand in Colombia
Source:Pilot Wings Pins /
Time:2026-09-18
Piping Cord for a Pet Product Brand in Colombia
A Pet Product Brand approached us with a piping cord requirement for the Colombia market. The brief was specific: a defined look, a hard launch date and a unit cost that had to survive freight and duty. This case study records what was specified, what went wrong in sampling and how the bulk order was delivered.
The challenge
- Reorders that quietly changed supplier and changed the hand feel
- Shade drift between the approved lab dip and the bulk lot
- A compliance document that arrived after the goods were already shipped
What we specified
| Item | Piping Cord |
|---|---|
| Client type | A Pet Product Brand |
| Market | Colombia |
| Order volume | 50,000 pieces across 4 specifications |
| Base material | POM Plastic |
| Standard size | 15 mm Width |
| Finish | UV Printing |
| Sampling rounds | 4 |
| Delivery window | 4 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | ISO 9001 |
How it was resolved
- We rebuilt the specification around POM Plastic and locked the tolerance before bulk.
- The finish was moved to UV Printing after strike-off tests showed better durability.
- A pre-production sample was approved and retained as the golden reference.
- Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
- Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.
Result
- 50,000 pieces delivered inside the 4-week window.
- Unit cost held within 3.0% of the original quotation.
- Inspection-related rejection stayed under 2.0%.
- The specification is now on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.
What we would repeat
Fix the specification count early. Adding variants after production starts is the most expensive change a client can request.
Planning something similar?
Send the reference sample or tech pack and we will come back with a costed specification, a sampling timetable and the compliance documents your market requires.
