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American mahjong manufacturing guides

Buyer guides on tile sizes, face processes, materials, artwork and cost, plus delivered mahjong projects and spec PDFs.

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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.

What goes on the production drawing, and how material choices affect your American mahjong collection.

Acrylic vs Melamine Mahjong Tiles for Custom SetsCompare layered colors, custom production, sample checks and care without assuming one material wins every test.
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.

How artwork becomes a production run, and what sits inside an FOB price.

Mahjong Tile Prototype to Production: Custom Artwork GuideA practical ChatGPT-to-SVG-to-PDF workflow, file checks, digital proofs and the physical sample approval.
Custom Mahjong Tile Manufacturer: FOB Cost MathTile, artwork, packaging, sample and freight inputs behind a custom set quote, and where the FOB boundary sits.

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.

Five delivered orders, shown anonymized.

Custom Mahjong Tile OEM: 12+ Colorway Brand LaunchA 12+ colorway launch: sheet picks from the in-stock range, engraving, QC against the approved sample, fitted packaging.
Designer Mahjong OEM: Two-Collection Production RunTwo artwork collections taken from vector files and physical color checks through sampling to production release.
14-Day Custom Mahjong Rush for Trade-Show Deadlines50 sets ex-factory in 14 days: locked manifest, ready artwork, approved physical sample, queue priority and pre-booked air freight.
Sliding-Lid Acrylic Mahjong Cases for a Designer LabelClear 8 mm retail cases for one 160-tile set each, made to a measured, signed-off drawing and shipped air DDP.
Club member-locker displayModular acrylic member lockers for a mahjong club, separate from tile-set manufacturing.

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Short, decision-shaped pages. Read the guide for the why, the program page for the numbers.

Tiles152, 160 or 166 tiles per set, standard or custom faces, printed or engraved.
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.
FAQAnswers on pricing, samples, artwork, colors, payment and shipping.

Looking for the factory rather than the program? The custom mahjong tile manufacturer overview covers capacity, equipment and who we make sets for.

Bring the choices you have explored into one request. Complete briefs receive an itemized quote within 24 hours.