Additive Manufacturing
Injection Molders: Is 3D Printing Your Friend, or Foe?
In the last few months, I’ve seen clear signs that some 3D printing shops and makers of additive manufacturing equipment intend to compete with injection molding.
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Large-Scale 3D Printing Venture Competes with Injection Molding
With 160 FDM printers, a Brooklyn startup offers part runs up to 10,000 units—and soon perhaps 100,000—at prices competitive with injection molding.
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HP & Deloitte Form Alliance to Promote 3D Printing in Large-Scale Manufacturing
Partners to promote “digital transformation” among large manufacturers with HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology.
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New 3D Printers at NYC Show
Affordability, speed, and improved mechanical properties appeal to early adopters.
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International Space Station Now 3D Printing with PEI/PC Materials
PEI/PC compound is the third material a developer of zero-gravity 3D printers has demonstrated on the International Space Station for space-based additive manufacturing.
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Prototyping Specialist Upgrades Services For Short-Run Production Molding
Proto Labs, a “digital manufacturing company” known for its rapid injection molding prototyping services, has expanded its injection molding capabilities to address the market for short-run “on-demand” manufacturing.
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Medical Molder Sweats the Small Stuff to Deliver Big Results
Embracing lean manufacturing and scientific molding keeps Freudenberg Medical on top of customer demands for defect-free deliveries as it expands into full device manufacturing, 100% automated inspection, and 3D-printed tooling for quicker product launches.
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One of the First Biobased Nylons Turns 70
Despite its advancing age, an 鈥渆xciting future鈥 is forecast for Arkema鈥檚 Rilsan Nylon 11.
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Could Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Moldmaking Make EDM Obsolete?
As the machinery and materials advance, some moldmaking companies at the forefront of additive manufacturing believe it could reduce or eliminate the need for some more traditional technologies, like EDM and gundrilling.
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Three Straight Years of Record Results for Arburg
Arburg marked a third straight year of record turnover with growing contributions from Asia, as well as its newer large-tonnage and all-electric machine offerings.
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