The acquisition of Collider and its Orchid printer technology by industrial 3D-printing company Essentium, and University of North Florida (UNF) professor Steve Stagon’s patent for a 3D-printed mold ...

Injection molding has long been the optimal method to rapidly make plastic components in large quantities. However, 3D printer manufacturer Type A Machines (San Francisco, CA) has just announced a low ...

While it’s the ideal choice for mass production, injection molding is simply no good for prototyping. The molds are expensive and time-consuming make, so unless you’ve got the funding to burn tens of ...

At what point does it make sense to 3D print a part compared to opting for injection molding? The short answer is “it depends.” The medium-sized answer is, “it depends on some back-of-the-envelope ...

Structur3D, an innovator in the advanced additive manufacturing market for soft materials based in Kitchener, ON, Canada, has partnered with Stanley Black & Decker on the development of a desktop ...

Mold making pioneer reports significant time and cost efficiencies utilizing this approach for low volume production, enabling molders to quickly change inserts for different products MINNEAPOLIS & ...

In this video, the process of transforming contaminated, 100% recycled PLA from failed 3D prints and 3D printer waste into ...

A new 3D printing technique developed by a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell researcher incorporates elements of injection molding to increase the production rate of 3D printing while ...

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

Over the years 3D printing solutions have replaced or augmented a variety of traditional processes. Creating jigs and fixtures, offering fast delivery of durable prototypes, custom-making prosthetics, ...