Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Source: Husky , DME , Maya, Hexagon These webinars, hosted in collaboration with industry-leading suppliers, provided actionable strategies, innovative solutions and the latest trends shaping the moldmaking industry. In this special end-of-the-year recap, we spotlighted the most-viewed webinars resonating with our audience.

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E&T

AUGUST 14, 2023

A 3D-printed calamari ring prepared in the lab Image credit: Poornima Vijayan “Plant-based seafood mimics are out there, but the ingredients don’t usually include protein. The team tested two sustainable, high-protein plant sources: microalgae and mung beans.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. At NPE 2024: The Plastics Show , 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) suppliers will be highlighted in the Advanced Manufacturing Zone , while AM users will take to the stage for Wednesday’s 3D Printing Workshop.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 10, 2025

The new global headquarters – ‘GHQ’ – will feature advanced manufacturing and data center technologies, enabling production capacity for thousands of Fleet Space’s patented smart sensors and hundreds of satellites annually, with room to create hundreds of new jobs in South Australia. .”

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Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The value proposition of medical 3D printing is massive. Certain devices on the market or in use with patients now would not have been able to have been manufactured previously. Certain devices on the market or in use with patients now would not have been able to have been manufactured previously.

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iBASEt

JUNE 7, 2022

When you think of a hospital printing organ implants and creating custom joint replacements in a matter of hours, you might be picturing a scene decades from now. Thanks to 3D printing, that reality is only a handful of years away. This is just one example of the potential impact of 3D printing.

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Metrology

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As a manufacturing-focused, high-performance 3D printing software solution that is machine independent and CAD agnostic, it brings agility and repeatability to the shop-floor, unrestricted from having to source individual tools from multiple vendors or being forced to use software that is tied to specific machines.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A research team from the University of Dakota has received federal funding of nearly $250,000 (AUD$359,000) to research new manufacturing methods for components used in nuclear reactors. Upon completion, those components will be thoroughly examined to compare their functionality versus traditionally manufactured components.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Additive manufacturing hardware solution providers were once again busy in 2022. Highlights included more options for printing bigger and smaller, printing electronics and composites, and a couple of open platforms to allow more material development for industry and researchers.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. Over the last few years, a focus on “next-generation” technologies has permeated the manufacturing industry — particularly regarding 3D printing and mold materials complementary to this process.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Additive manufacturing software today does much more than support design and file prep for the process. PrintParts Launches SmartParts Software Integration Partner Program: PrintParts , an additive manufacturing technology company, launched its SmartParts Integration Partner Program. Ultimaker Release Ultimaker Cura 5.0:

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21st Century Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) there is a new course offering entitled, AI for Computational Design and Manufacturing. The course runs for five days and according to the syllabus includes the following: Learning how AI can be used in a manufacturing workflow for process optimization and control.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Markforged has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for the past 10 years, helping manufacturers revolutionise the industrial production landscape by bringing 3D printing right to the factory floor. This advancement opened new possibilities for manufacturing stronger and more resilient parts.

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Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As we consider existing 2022 trends and opportunities for additive manufacturing, coupled with the recent CHIPS and Science Act news (latest from Department of Commerce), as an industry we have some exciting times ahead. manufacturing technologies and jobs , the White House published the U.S.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

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.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

Source | Zero Tolerance Murphy Forsyth is the injection molding general manager at Zero Tolerance , a rapidly growing plastic injection mold machine shop located in Clinton Township, Michigan. FIM, or Freeform Injection Molding, is a manufacturing process originally developed by Addifab.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JUNE 26, 2024

MatterHackers has announced a strategic partnership with BigRep, facilitated by their acquisition of Source Graphics, to enhance their large-format 3D printing capabilities.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Within additive manufacturing, there is a big focus on part and application qualification. What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? related to the Additive Manufacturing Policy. Most of these printers capable of printing green bin parts are polymer.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 5, 2023

The team has developed a hybrid approach to producing mold inserts using DMLS printers and designing and printing each component to reduce internal stresses. Come to this session to learn some 3D printing best practices for producing hybrid tool inserts via recent real-world applications examples.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

Source: The Plastek Group The Plastek Group is a cross-functional group of engineers covering multiple disciplines, from package development, mold design/manufacturing and molding/assembly, with an emphasis on collaboration and quality.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

9, 2022 — Chromatic 3D Materials has launched ChromaScan, an additive manufacturing software for printing resin on non-planar surfaces. This new technology allows manufacturers to 3D print durable, flexible materials directly onto substrates of any shape including metal, plastic and textiles.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Source | Alpine Advanced Materials Alpine Advanced Materials (Alpine), a custom-engineering and part manufacturer in industries like aerospace and defense , space and emerging transportation, leveraged a new prototyping process utilizing a dissolvable mold for high-performance injection molded composites.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 30, 2023

Industrial 3D printing specialist Würth Additive Group has announced its CEO AJ Strandquist has joined new task force focused on the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technology within the automotive repair industry. Source: TCT Take advantage of a $50.00 discount on your IFE 2023 registration.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Moldmaking Services Global manufacturers of small-, mid- and large-size molds Contract machining services and short-run plastic part production capabilities. Complete 3D design to manufacturing CAD/CAM solutions. 3D Printing Additive tooling. 3D-printed vented core pins and conformal cooling solutions.

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MESA

MAY 26, 2023

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced a new directed project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD (R&E)), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worth a total of $11.7M.

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Dinesh Mishra

JULY 25, 2022

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Fleet Space Technologies has launched its expanded manufacturing facility and new state-of-the-art 3D printer. The new technology is a significant boost to Fleet Space ’s capabilities, enabling the development and manufacture of new products in-house and paving the way for its fully 3D-printed Alpha satellite.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 19, 2024

The design freedom of polymer/composite additive manufacturing (AM) makes it easy to design different front-facing/insert holding (middle left and right) and rear-facing/handle versions (right) of the claw manual end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) that Zero Tolerance LLC has produced for its own and customer molding operations. Westec Plastics Corp.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Now, Addifab has plugged 3D printing speed and design freedom directly into tool designer workflow, to enable a rewriting of the pilot tooling playbook. Soluble, 3D-printed injection mold cores and cavities is one of the essential innovations behind the novel Addifab freeform injection molding (FIM).

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Source | Zero Tolerance Aiming to expand access to affordable metal 3D printing for small-to-medium-sized companies and decentralize additive manufacturing, Xact Metal announced that it has shipped its 150th metal 3D printer.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2025

Disruptive Technologies Pioneering 3D Printing for Custom Heat Pump Components Revolutionizing heat pump manufacturing by employing 3D printing to produce bespoke components. These factors are reshaping the way heat pumps contribute to energy efficiency, climate goals, and global sustainability.

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Additive Manufacturing

MAY 3, 2023

Berkeley, CA (May 2, 2023) – polySpectra , maker of the world’s most rugged photopolymer resins, has announced its third Cyclic Olefin Resin (COR) material for durable 3D printing. At RAPID + TCT 2023, polySpectra has unveiled COR Bio, expanding the company’s reach into new markets with its first biocompatible 3D printing material.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 24, 2023

A group of researchers, including scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) , has discovered a means to consistently manufacture 17-4 PH steel using 3D printing processes while keeping all of the material’s high-value properties.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 30, 2024

Source: Mantle Inc. Mantle’s precision metal 3D printing technology can be used for printing precision tooling, meeting industry requirements for accuracy, surface finish and tool steel properties. Mantle has announced the release of its 420 Stainless Steel material.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

Shown here is an Xact Metal printed automotive connector insert on a tool with the corresponding plastic injection molded final part. Source | JST Sales America, Inc., an Xact Metal customer. Xact Metal has announced the launch of its new initiative, “Breaking the Mold: The Xact Solution to Better Tooling.”

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Combining cutting-edge technology with additive manufacturing redefines the limits set within traditional manufacturing and delivers innovation in places you might not expect. Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 12, 2023

A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Virginia (UVA) has developed various imaging and machine-learning techniques to detect and predict the formation of pores in 3D-printed metals in real time with near-perfect accuracy.

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