Mold Tooling
Building Confidence in Additive Manufacturing for Tooling
New potential for mold tooling applications is reached with custom-designed materials for additive manufacturing.
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Watch: Freeform Injection Molding (FIM) Demonstration
Alba Enterprises demonstrates Addifab's Freeform Injection Molding (FIM) process using 3D printed mold inserts at Amerimold 2019.
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In Automotive, Is Additive Manufacturing an Answer for Die Cast Tooling?
The largest high-pressure die cast tool builder in North America is 3D printing die inserts and water jackets for major automakers. It’s a tough sell, but one company is succeeding — and it’s just getting started.
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Video: Controlled Porosity Can Be Functional Advantage Realized via 3D Printing
A wall of metal that looks solid is actually 90% dense, allowing gas to pass through. Mold venting is one application.
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Video: Metal AM Affects Plastics Production via Conformal Cooling
Additive manufacturing allows cooling channels within mold tooling inserts to follow the form of the tool rather than being straight drilled holes. Here’s why this matters.
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Video: Periscope Case Shows 3D Printing for Niche Manufacturing
Manufacturing without mold tooling allows the production quantity to be tailored to the market size.
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How Does Additive Manufacturing Complement Injection Molding?
The Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Plastics, held during Amerimold 2019, offered a platform for industry experts and mold builders to discuss how AM can complement injection molding and what it takes to transition from prototyping to high-volume production.
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Mold Builder Learns How to Use Hybrid AM to Build Conformal-Cooled Inserts
It is one thing to understand additive manufacturing technology, but it is another to know when to invest, who to partner with and how to sell its value.
Read MoreNXT Factory Unveils Quantum Laser Sintering System
NXT Factory has unveiled the final version of the QLS 350, a powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) quantum laser sintering system designed for low and medium volume production for the injection molding industry.
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Injection Mold or 3D Print? How Resolution Medical Pivots Production
Minnesota manufacturer Resolution Medical is finding opportunities for additive manufacturing via Carbon 3D printers as an alternative to injection molding for production.
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