Tooling

4 Weeks from Design to Molded Part for Medical with Metal 3D Printed Tooling

Mold builder Westminster Tool applied the Trueshape process from Mantle to produce tooling to take a medical device from prototype mold to full-scale production in a matter of weeks. 

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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.

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Metal

HP, GKN Additive Partner to Qualify Diverse Range of Materials for Additive Manufacturing

The collaboration focus is to combine HP’s Metal Jet S100 technology with unique material offerings to take tooling to the next level while addressing unique customer challenges.

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Tooling

AddUp, WBA Investigate Additive Manufacturing for Moldmaking Tooling Study

The additive manufacturing (AM) tooling study focused on six select companies, offering them the opportunity to test the introduction of AM and specifically implement the technical and economic advantages of AM technology for their injection molds.

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Basics

Copper, New Metal Printing Processes, Upgrades Based on Software and More from Formnext 2023: AM Radio #46

Formnext 2023 showed that additive manufacturing may be maturing, but it is certainly not stagnant. In this episode, we dive into observations around technology enhancements, new processes and materials, robots, sustainability and more trends from the show. 

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Composites

DOE Awards Nearly $3 Million to Develop Additive Manufacturing of Modular Wind Blades

The industry partners received the award to develop automation in additive manufacturing of tooling for large-scale wind blades that can accommodate continuous changes in blade geometry and scale.  

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Supply Chain

German National Railway Certifies Essentium HSE Printing Platform, Materials

Essentium’s additive manufacturing solutions will enable Deutsche Bahn to increase its fleet availability through easy and fast replacement of parts and tools.

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Foundry Lab: How Casting in a Day Will Improve the Design of Metal Parts (Includes Video)

The company’s digital casting process uses 3D printing, but the result is a cast part. By providing a casting faster than a foundry, the company says effective prototyping is now possible for cast parts, as well as bridge production.

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Tooling

Westec Plastics Partners With Mantle to Speed Tooling Production

Using Mantle's technology, Westec says it can complete up to 70% of the job and have its toolmakers handle the specialized steps only humans can do.

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Sand

Looking to Secure the Supply Chain for Castings? Don't Overlook 3D Printed Sand Cores and Molds

Concerns about casting lead times and costs have many OEMs looking to 3D print parts directly in metal. But don’t overlook the advantages of 3D printed sand cores and molds applied for conventional metal casting, says Humtown leader.

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