Additive Manufacturing
Taking the Plunge: AM Resources for Mold Builders
Additive manufacturing is a trending manufacturing process for a range of industries, least of all moldmaking, and its implementation has demonstrated a host of benefits.
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Evaluating Metal Powders for Conformally Cooled Mold Inserts
Mechanical properties and design software techniques reveal the benefits of a modified high thermal conductivity metal powder for 3D printing in moldmaking.
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2022 Sourcing & Technology Guide: Additive Manufacturing
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, simplifies the moldmaking process by making mold inserts, mold components, end-use parts and ancillary equipment.
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From Injection Mold Venting to Runnerless Micro Molds: MMT's Top-Viewed June Content
The MoldMaking Technology team has compiled a list of the top-viewed June content based on analytics. This month, we covered an array of topics including injection mold venting, business strategies and runnerless micro molds. Take a look at what you might have missed!
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Hybrid Metal 3D Printer Redefines Mold Component Production
Matsuura Machinery is highlighting several of its high-speed, Industry 4.0 five-axis VMC and HMC machines at IMTS 2022, as well as its LUMEX metal 3D printing expertise for moldmakers.
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VIDEO: How can 3D Printed Tooling Improve Injection Mold Venting?
Proper venting is one of a mold builders toughest challenges as molders struggle to keep vents free flowing in production. Learn how to apply 3D printing to mold venting and the benefits of additive venting inserts.
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Technology Roundup: Additive Manufacturing, Mold Materials
Upgrade your manufacturing process or tool steel choices with new/improved additive manufacturing and mold material innovations from AddUp Inc., Mantle, Next Chapter Manufacturing, Edro and more.
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New Metal 3D Printing System Accelerates Mold Insert Production
Faster tooling production, including the manufacture of precision metal mold inserts, can be achieved via Mantle’s new metal 3D printing technology.
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3D Metal Printing Adoption Enables Rapid Design Changes, Internal Feature Inclusion, Quality Components
Xact Metals’ 3D printing technologies and services are offered for quick, efficient and cost-effective moldmaking and tooling production.
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Lights-Out Metal 3D Printer Minimizes EDM Needs for Moldmakers
The Matsuura LUMEX series boasts both forming and milling capabilities in one unit, achieving highly accurate mold component production, with the ablity to integrate conformal cooling and porous venting.
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