3D Printing
Variable Density-Coated Tool Steel for High-Wear Molds
A mold builder can have an abundance of venting and fully dense solid areas in steel by using variable density sintering to eliminate gas trap defects in high-wear molds.
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Mold in a Day Technology Slashes Tool Production, Eliminates Supply Chain Headache
Next Chapter Manufacturing says its Mold in a Day additive manufacturing technology slashes the production of tooling down to hours while maintaining the same quality and tolerance standards of conventional molds.
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Guidelines for Advanced Hot Runner Manifold Channel Design
Recent simulation research highlights the difference between a drilled, straight manifold channel design and a curved channel design produced via additive manufacturing.
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Cutter Considerations for Hybrid Additive Manufacturing
Four tips for applying the right cutting tools in hybrid additive manufacturing.
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Siemens Announces New Additive Manufacturing Partnerships
Siemens has announced new collaborations with Xerox and Roboze to accelerate the industrialization of additive manufacturing and metal 3D printing.
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Westminster Tool, Mantle Develop Case Study for Medical Devices
The joint project set out to create medical-grade forceps while testing the design, material, manufacturing and injection molding process with metal 3D-printed cavities.
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Nexa3D, Addifab Partner on 3D-Printed Injection Molding Platform
The platform, Freeform Injection Molding, reportedly enables users to additively manufacture complex injection mold tooling in hours instead of weeks or months.
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What Is Additive Manufacturing's Place Alongside Traditional Moldmaking?
Technology improvements and design freedom solidify 3D printing’s role in mold manufacturing.
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The Mold Builder’s Guide to Additive Manufacturing
An overview of mold building needs that AM can address and specific AM techniques best suited to each.
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Vertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly
Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.
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