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 ...

3D printing first made headlines as a half-Star Trek, half-everyman technology that brought science fiction to the kitchen table. Gassed-up media reports positioned the technology as an “anyone can ...

The acquisition of Collider and its Orchid printer technology by industrial 3D-printing company Essentium, and University of North Florida (UNF) professor Steve Stagon’s patent for a 3D-printed mold ...

At what point does it make sense to 3D print a part compared to opting for injection molding? The short answer is “it depends.” The medium-sized answer is, “it depends on some back-of-the-envelope ...

WS Audiology, a leading hearing aid company, has adopted 3D Systems’ Figure 4 high-speed 3D printing system to improve the quality and function of its injection molding manufacturing processes with ...

With part costs, build speeds, accuracy, surface finish and material properties finally rivaling injection molding, 3D-printed photopolymers are disrupting traditional manufacturing of end-use parts.

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 ...

SNAPSHOT: Periplast’s research-oriented robotic cell uses a single hybrid head to 3D print a mold, place a carbon fiber prepreg skin and deposit a honeycomb core without repositioning the part, ...

Austrian plastics processing equipment manufacturer plasticpreneur has introduced the NOVA-60, a compact injection molding machine designed to integrate 3D printed tooling into product development ...

To mimic the dexterity of human hands, robot grippers have undergone significant advancements to pick and place a variety of products ever more deftly. Many of these advances were based on giving ...

Mold making pioneer reports significant time and cost efficiencies utilizing this approach for low volume production, enabling molders to quickly change inserts for different products MINNEAPOLIS & ...