Injection molding has long been the workhorse for producing plastic parts. It’s economical for high volumes and offers reliable and repeatable methods for most designs. Additive manufacturing, also ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Using a toolpath strategy for weight reduction, two near-net shape dies were manufactured using a gas metal arc welding additive manufacturing process at the Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

9T Labs' Additive Fusion Technology (AFT) is an additive manufacturing process that enables strong, lightweight and sustainable products using continuous fiber composites. In the world of additive ...

Developing the production layout is the first step to review. A cell should be planned according to equipment size and height while maximizing space usage. Proper planning also should take into ...

Southfield, Mich.-based Angstrom Group is moving deeper into tooling innovation with the acquisition of Mantle Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that's made waves in the plastics world with its ...

With mold lead times shrinking and customers more demanding on price, many moldmakers are coming up with ways to provide what the customer wants in a fraction of the time. And there are a variety of ...

Recent advancements at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite ...