3D Printing

3D Printing 3 Jan 2022

Roadmapping Workshop Reveals Key Pain Points and Leverage Areas of Advanced Tooling Manufacturing

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo, College of Engineering workshop reveals the challenges facing U.S. mold builders and identifies efforts needed to decrease dependence on offshore tooling.

Additive Manufacturing 3 Jan 2022

Mold Builder Insight Guides R&D Efforts

Results of road mapping workshop identify three areas of technology and education improvement to advance mold manufacturing.

Data Management Software 3 Dec 2021

Here Are Your Top 10 Most-Read Features of 2021

A list of the most-viewed features in MoldMaking Technology from January to November 2021.

Additive Manufacturing 30 Nov 2021

MMT Chats: Additive Manufacturing Is a Movement within Moldmaking

Action Mold and Machining’s Additive Manufacturing Manager Greg Nemecek and AM Specialist/CMM Technician Zachary Glascock share what they saw, heard and learned at a recent in-person additive manufacturing event and how that visit has made them even more excited and eager to get out there more to continue learning, networking and partnering up to move AM forward in mold manufacturing. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Additive Manufacturing 17 Nov 2021

Binder Jetting, Broad Tooling Portfolio Produce Efficient Inserts for Ice Cream Scooper Mold

ExOne partnered with North American Mold to 3D print X1 MetalTool inserts in 420i for the plastic injection molding of an ice cream scooper, with conformal cooling channels and 33% reduced gate-to-gate cycle time.

Additive Manufacturing 29 Oct 2021

Westminster Tool Run Rigorous DOE on New 3D-Printed Tool Steels

Hybrid 3D printing platform offers mold builders high-tolerance metal parts faster, at lower cost and with less secondary finishing.

Rapid Tooling 22 Sep 2021

EnvisionTEC, Covestro Develop Industrial 3D Printing Solution for Rapid Injection Mold Tooling Production

Covestro DLP resin e-PerFORM used with EnvisionTEC’s Perfactory P4K series DLP 3D printing demonstrates faster, more cost-effective print speeds with high stiffness, high temperature performance.