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Rapid Injection Molding

How to move from 3D printing to injection molding

May 6, 2015 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Additive manufacturing has a firm place in product development, but how and when do you transition from 3D printing to molding? Jean Thilmany, Proto Labs Call it 3D printing or call it additive manufacturing, the terms are often used … [Read more...] about How to move from 3D printing to injection molding

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Featured, Industrial, Injection Molding Production, Materials, Medical, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Medical-grade liquid silicone rubber

May 4, 2015 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Proto Labs Inc. introduced medical-grade liquid silicone rubber (LSR) material to its quick-turn injection molding capabilities. The rapid manufacturing company now offers Dow Corning QP1-250 moldable silicone in addition to its standard and … [Read more...] about Medical-grade liquid silicone rubber

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Materials, Medical, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: protolabs

3D printing is helping engineers create a smart earplug sleep aid

April 14, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The wearable device market is exploding. One type of wearable product focuses on collecting data on your sleep, but that’s about all it does--collect data. Thus, there’s a gap between gathering data and then using that information to improve your … [Read more...] about 3D printing is helping engineers create a smart earplug sleep aid

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Injection Molding Production, News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: protolabs

Low-Alloy steel for Metal Injection Molding

March 31, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Product designers and engineers can now get injection-molded low-alloy steel prototypes and low-volume production parts at rapid manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc. The company has added two nickel steel materials (Catamold FN02 and FN0205) and a … [Read more...] about Low-Alloy steel for Metal Injection Molding

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Materials, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Optical liquid silicone rubber introduced at Proto Labs

March 31, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Injection-molded optical LSR shines new light into product development possibilities Rapid prototyping and low-volume manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc. has added optical-grade liquid silicone rubber (LSR) to its existing lineup of moldable plastic, … [Read more...] about Optical liquid silicone rubber introduced at Proto Labs

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Materials, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Additive manufacturing helps build a system that blends multiple solar technologies

February 10, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A debate is going on in the additive manufacturing and manufacturing world, with some proponents pushing for the elimination of traditional manufacturing methods (such as CNCs and injection molding) in favor of solely additive manufacturing. For … [Read more...] about Additive manufacturing helps build a system that blends multiple solar technologies

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Machining / Milling, Materials, News, Podcasts, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Get the latest 3D printing developments at the AMUG and RAPID Conferencess

January 22, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For the professional user of additive manufacturing systems, there are two key conferences. This year, the first one up is The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Education & Training Conference, which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, … [Read more...] about Get the latest 3D printing developments at the AMUG and RAPID Conferencess

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Binder Jetting, Consumer Products, Directed Energy Deposition, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Industries, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Service Bureaus, Sheet Lamination, Vat Photopolymerization

3d printing injection molds slashes prototype lead time by 40%

January 20, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The Italian division of international consumer goods giant, Unilever, has cut lead times for prototype parts by 40% since introducing Stratasys’ PolyJet 3D printing technology into its manufacturing process. Using 3D printed injection molding tools, … [Read more...] about 3d printing injection molds slashes prototype lead time by 40%

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Injection Molding Production, Material Jetting, Materials, Packaging, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Stratasys Ltd.

Additive manufacturing–your way

November 26, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

It looks like Stratasys is also working on increasing the efficiency of design to 3D print experience. It has developed a customer-focused Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem designed to help you design and manufacture better products, your way. The … [Read more...] about Additive manufacturing–your way

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Extrusion, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid MFG Tagged With: Stratasys Ltd.

Wearable power charger gets to market faster with injection molding

October 15, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Young innovators are discovering interesting ways to power wearable devices. This latest invention, AMPY, is a winner of Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award. Not only can it give your smart wearable tech a power boost when batteries run low, it can help … [Read more...] about Wearable power charger gets to market faster with injection molding

Filed Under: Consumer Products, Injection Molding Production, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

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