Custom Overmolded Cables in Weeks, Not Months

How do you get custom overmolded cables in weeks instead of months? In this episode of the CTRL+Listen podcast — brought to you by Octopart — host James sits down with Sacha Fabien, co-founder of Fillio, a Quebec-based low-pressure overmolding and cable assembly shop that's modernizing a slow, old-school process. Sacha shares how a hunt for a low-profile M8 connector led him to develop overmolding in-house, why overmolding is the overlooked step behind nearly every cable you own, and how Fillio uses 3D-printed molds to cut tooling cost and iterate fast.They dig into the real challenges of overmolding and cable assembly — the cost of entry, lead times, and the teaching involved for engineers new to the process — plus how Fillio pulls live availability, pricing, and lead-time data through the Octopart API to quote faster. Sacha and James also cover the bigger picture: how COVID and tariffs are pushing hardware teams to reshore and build local supplier resilience, where robotics and physical AI fit into manufacturing, and why a reliable local supplier has gone from a hard sell to something buyers actively want. If you build hardware, source components, or care about supply chain resilience, this one's for you.Resources from this Episode:- Fillio site (newsletter signup at bottom of page)- Contact Fillio- Octopart API — how Fillio sources part data- Sacha's LinkedIn- Company LinkedIn#overmolding #cableassembly #supplychainChapters