Mold Tooling
Thermwood LSAM 510 Additive Printer Useful for Molding, Tooling
RAPID 2022: Thermwood’s LSAM 510 additive printer features a single fixed gantry and a 5 × 10 ft. moving table with a 4 ft. maximum print height and a maximum temperature of 450°C.
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IC3D Receives Military AM Award for Technical Achievement in 3D Printing Innovation
IC3D was recognized for helping the U.S. Army keep equipment in service using 3D printed tooling made on their existing desktop printers.
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Mantle, Wepco Plastics Partner on 3D Printed Tooling Case Study
Collaboration with Wepco plastics is said to demonstrate surface finish superior to aluminum tooling.
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3 Types of 3D Printed Tooling for Injection Molding: AM Radio #16A
3D printed tooling for injection molding, including mold inserts, components and end of arm tooling, were on display at the Plastics Technology Expo.
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Micro 3D Printer Complements Micro Moldmaking Capabilities
For micro mold provider Accumold, the Nano Dimension 3D printer provides a way to produce micro-scale prototypes and rapid tooling.
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Nexa3D, Addifab Partner to Bring Larger, Faster 3D Printed Tooling to Injection Molders
Collaboration focuses on 3D printed injection mold tooling that enables complex geometries compatible with a range of materials.
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Zooming in on Micro 3D Printing: AM Radio #10A
This week on AM Radio, Peter Zelinski and Julia Hider discuss additive at the extremes, including micro 3D printing. What are the opportunities and challenges of 3D printing on a microscale?
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Mold Shop Evaluates Mantle Process for 3D Printing Steel Injection Molds
According to tests performed by Westminster Tool, Mantle’s 3D printing materials behave similarly to traditional steels and hold up well during molding, making them easy to incorporate into existing moldmaking processes.
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Airtech’s Dahltram Resins Qualified for Use on All CEAD AM Flexbot Platforms
The AM Flexbot is one of CEAD’s AM solutions, using Comau robots directly controlled by Siemens Sinumerik. It offers an option to combine 3D printing and milling into one automated process.
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BigRep Pro Large-Format Printer Designed for All Stages of Manufacturing
The company says the printer is versatile to enable the production of full-scale, large parts, including functional prototypes, factory tooling, patterns, molds and end-use parts.
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