Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

Digital manufacturing innovator Fictiv has further enhanced its injection molding services by launching automated design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities that give customers free, instant ...

A tool printed with the xMOLD resin is soluble, meaning it does not require complex slides and gates, giving customers the ultimate flexibility to test and iterate more frequently. Finally, you don’t ...

Making injection mold tools for prototypes or low-volume production can be a complex and time-consuming operation, no matter who you use as a manufacturer. To make a tool in the fastest possible time ...

When it comes to manufacturing, sheet metal and injection molding make the world go ’round. As a manufacturing method, injection molding has its own range of unique design issues and gotchas that are ...

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

Plastic, rubber, and metal injection molding and, more recently, rapid molding techniques have been major contributors in global manufacturing. A variety of processes and equipment can be used, ...

Injection molding has long been the workhorse for producing plastic parts. It’s economical for high volumes and offers reliable and repeatable methods for most designs. Additive manufacturing, also ...

VENTURA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexa3D, the ultrafast polymer 3D printing leader, announced today that it completed the acquisition of Addifab, the originator of Freeform Injection Molding, a ...