Guides · 8 guides, 4 planning cases, 5 PDFs
Mahjong guides and case studies, in reading order
Everything long-form on custom acrylic mahjong: eight buyer guides on tile sizes, engraving, UV print and paint fill, spec, materials, artwork-to-production, FOB cost and accessories, plus four planning cases and five buyer PDFs. The guides keep their own addresses; this page is the map.
Start here
The two guides most buyers read first: which tile size to brief, and how the face is actually made.
- Mahjong Tile Size Guide: American vs Chinese DimensionsCompares 30 × 23 × 13 to 36 × 25 × 15 mm bodies, calculates blank weight, checks rack fit and sets up a custom size brief.
- Mahjong Tile Engraving, UV Print and Paint Fill ComparedCompare the three approved face routes, current prices and physical sample checks; understand where CNC machining fits.
Spec and material
What goes on the production drawing, and why the material is cast acrylic.
- Custom Acrylic Mahjong Tiles: Spec Guide for OEM BuyersTile construction, artwork, color and fit decisions to define on the production specification.
- Bakelite vs Bone vs Acrylic Mahjong TilesFeel, durability, care and sourcing for the three tile materials, from 1930s bakelite to cast acrylic.
Files and cost
How artwork becomes a production run, and what sits inside an FOB price.
- Mahjong Tile Prototype to Production: Custom Artwork GuideVector file specs, digital proofs, the paid sample, sheet matching and the eight-item RFQ checklist, in order.
- Custom Mahjong Tile Manufacturer: FOB Cost MathTile, artwork, packaging, sample and freight inputs behind a custom set quote, and where the FOB boundary sits.
Accessories
Cases and the full bundle, for briefs that go beyond tiles.
- Acrylic Mahjong Display Case: OEM Buyer Spec GuideWall thickness, latch, insert and packaging decisions for a retail or club display case, before you RFQ.
- Acrylic Mahjong Set OEM: Plan Your Full BundleUpdated component prices, independent minimums, a 100-set budget and sample fit checks for a complete-set launch.
Planning cases
Four manufacturing plans written as case studies. Each is a planning model built on our production process, not a delivered client project; client sets never appear on this site.
- Custom Mahjong Tile OEM: 12+ Colorway Brand LaunchA multi-colorway launch plan: sheet picks from the in-stock range, engraving, QC against the approved sample, fitted packaging.
- Designer Mahjong OEM: Two-Collection Production PlanTwo artwork collections taken from vector files and physical color checks through sampling to production release.
- 14-Day Custom Mahjong Rush for Trade-Show DeadlinesThe conditional rush plan: locked manifest, ready artwork, approved physical sample, queue priority and pre-booked air freight.
- Club display planning · Main siteMain-site display project: modular club lockers, separate from tile-set manufacturing.
Buyer PDFs
Direct downloads, no email gate.
The program pages
Short, decision-shaped pages. Read the guide for the why, the program page for the numbers.
- TilesFormats 144/152/160/166, standard faces vs custom, engraving and UV fill.
- Sizes and layersThree reference bodies in mm and inches, weights, rack fit, layer constructions.
- ColorsChoose a stock sheet code or a made-to-order Pantone-matched sheet; approve the physical sample.
- AccessoriesRacks and pushers, cases, mats, bags, stock dice, with the minimum for each.
- PackagingThe standard export pack, and printed folding and magnetic boxes from 1,000 pcs per design.
- Artwork filesOutlined vector files, one artboard per face, what the proof checks.
- SamplesOne full custom set, USD 500 including courier, paid separately, never credited.
- Process and lead timeSeven steps from brief to delivery, the calendar, rush conditions.
- Ordering policiesMinimums, artwork, sample fees and reasonable NDA review.
- FAQThirty-nine answers in eleven topics.
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