Discover why manufacturers are replacing traditional injection molding with 3D printed TPU to reduce tooling costs, speed up production, and improve flexibility.

If you’re interested in learning more about whether 3D printers can be used for injection molding. You might be interested in a series of tests carried out by the CNC Kitchen to explore the ...

New partnership set to broaden capabilities for industrial injection molding with ultrafast, large-format 3D printing 3D printed injection mold tooling enables complex geometries compatible with a ...

This white paper provides methods and guidelines for using stereolithography (SLA) 3D printed molds in the injection molding process to lower costs and lead time. Design to injection molded parts ...

This month marks five years since the release of the Form 3, Formlabs’ last major 3D printer refresh. To celebrate the occasion, the MIT spinoff has unveiled the long-awaited Form 4. At the top of the ...

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

Recycling plastic at home using 3D printed molds is relatively accessible these days, but if you do not wish to invest a lot of money into specialized equipment, what’s the most minimal setup that you ...

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Rather than mimic the conventional functionality of a tool, something new is in the game: dissolvable molds. The soluble tooling technology uses the same printer but different materials, allowing for ...

Every so often, a project is worth some extra work to see if the idea can go any further. [JohnSL] has been busy doing exactly that with his spring-loaded SMT tape holder project. Having done the ...

The platform, Freeform Injection Molding (FIM), offers a compelling value proposition: Based on 3D printing technology, the FIM process allows the user to additively manufacture complex injection mold ...