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A 3D Printing Retrospective

Mold Making Technology

3D printing advancements and applications have gone from conformally cooled hot runner nozzles using a 3D-printed pattern to cast the part with integrated cooling circuits (left) to large DMLS 3D-printed parts in 420 stainless steel with integrated conformal cooling and InnoVent Technology for venting (right).

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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

From the start, the company embraced the benefits of metal additive manufacturing (AM). Initially, that involved 3D printing metal tool components, details and geometries that would otherwise need to be EDM’d. Last year, Linear merged with on-demand digital manufacturer Shapeways Inc.

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Dimensionics unveils density determination tech for 3D-printed parts

AU Manufacturing

Germany-headquartered Dimensionics Density has commercially introduced an automated density determination technology for additive manufacturing (AM) , with a particular focus on the validation of AM parts. The post Dimensionics unveils density determination tech for 3D-printed parts appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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Video: Hybrid Manufacturing Without Melting: Hermle’s Metal Powder Application (MPA) Process

Mold Making Technology

A subsidiary based in Germany is focused on operating the Metal Powder Application (MPA) process, a hybrid manufacturing strategy that combines five-axis milling with cold spray deposition. The process supports the precise addition of material, such as conformal copper areas added to injection mold tooling to improve cycle times.

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Industrial scale, large format additive manufacturing solutions

Manufacturer's Monthly

Delivering unique pellet-based extrusion technology and hybrid toolhead configurations for medium-to-large format 3D printing and in-situ machining. Designed for lights-out manufacturing, these systems can shorten cycle times, reduce costs, and increase up-time in your production processes. Why pellets?

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RoboDK and Comau Partner For Robotic Simulation and Offline Programming

Gary Mintchell

This allows Comau robot programmers to easily use Comau robots for advanced manufacturing applications such as robot machining or 3D printing. In addition to these technical benefits, the collaboration also introduces support for Realistic Robot Simulation (RRS), providing accurate path and cycle time estimates.

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An Integrated Desktop Approach to Mold Production

Mold Making Technology

A mold produced on a desktop resin 3D printer. Source (All images) | APSX As moldmakers face increasing pressures to deliver faster and more cost-effective solutions, integrating 3D printing (3DP), machining and desktop injection molding into the process can offer significant advantages for both novice and advanced moldmakers.