Alpine Advanced Materials has introduced Rapid Prototype Molding (RPM) using Addifab’s proprietary resin system and Nexa3D’s printers to give clients a more rapid tool manufacturing solution that provides a functional and testable part at a fraction … [Read more...] about Rapid Prototype Molding increases the speed of and cuts the cost of part testing and proof
Injection Molding Production
SABIC debuts PP compounds for foam injection molding
SABIC introduced a specialized portfolio of SABIC PP compounds for foam injection molding (FIM). New mineral-reinforced SABIC PPc F9005, PPc F9007 and PPc F9015 grades can help deliver excellent aesthetics for visible automotive interior parts with … [Read more...] about SABIC debuts PP compounds for foam injection molding
Material choices for injection molding
The materials available for injection molding include plastics and metals as well as hybrid materials and additives and fillers. The range of materials can be overwhelming, so it is often best to work with your injection molding provider. Begin by … [Read more...] about Material choices for injection molding
Including threaded inserts in molds
Frequently, injection-molded parts will need features, such as threaded inserts. You’ll find threaded inserts in a variety of parts—housings, casings, electronic enclosures, appliance knobs and dials, and so on. Typically, there are three ways … [Read more...] about Including threaded inserts in molds
How to keep injection molding costs low
The following are quick suggestions that will help ensure a mold performs optimally. What’s your CAD file format? 3D printing/additive manufacturing systems often still use the .STL format to define the geometry of the part. .STL files describe a … [Read more...] about How to keep injection molding costs low
Injection molding basics: What is draft?
Once a part has been molded, now it must be removed from the mold piece. Ideally, that happens without damage to the part. Injection molding experts use a number of techniques to eject parts. One way is to angle the walls of a part from the … [Read more...] about Injection molding basics: What is draft?
MIM for Titanium or Inconel parts requiring 50% or more of material removal
Smith Metal Products has announced its Metal Injection Molding cost advantage over costly high-performance metals requiring significant machining to achieve the final part geometry. “When Titanium, Inconel or other expensive metals in bar, rod or … [Read more...] about MIM for Titanium or Inconel parts requiring 50% or more of material removal
3d printing — An alternative to injection moulding?
By Nick Allen, MD, 3DPRINTUK 3D printing is unique as a disruptive technology in one key respect, and that is, having disrupted the manufacturing paradigm through the introduction of rapid prototyping some 25-30 years ago, it is now disrupting … [Read more...] about 3d printing — An alternative to injection moulding?
How a virtual approach can benefit injection molding
Bastiaan Oud and Jonathan Girroir To the outside eye, injection molding might seem straightforward enough: You shoot hot, liquid plastic into a cavity that is the shape of what you want to build, let it cool, pop it out, and voilà – you have your … [Read more...] about How a virtual approach can benefit injection molding
3D print molds for custom manufacture of rubber parts
Structur3d, a developer of soft materials for additive manufacturing, introduces water-soluble molds for use in custom-manufacturing rubber parts. The company’s Inj3ctor Platform, which injects industrial-grade liquid materials into 3D-printed molds, … [Read more...] about 3D print molds for custom manufacture of rubber parts
