Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems
DMLS printers using metal additive powders selected by Linear AMS to produce high-quality, accurate, consistent 3D-printed mold components with certification and traceability.
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Optimized 3D Printer Targets Dental, Medical Applications
The new Trumpf TruPrint 1000 offers faster print speeds, higher quality parts and requires less floor space.
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A 3D Printing Retrospective
A personal review of the evolution of 3D printing in moldmaking throughout the past 25 years.
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High-Precision Shaping Program Further Automates Precision Moldmaking
Mantle expands the capabilities of its hybrid metal 3D printing technology, enabling finer feature creation and expanding the geometries compatible with its TrueShape process.
3D Printing Technologies for Moldmaking Applications
3D printing technologies, from conformal cooling to complex mold building, are making an impact on the moldmaking industry, one innovation at a time.
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Qualified Tool Steel Enhances Thermal Transfer, Long Tool Life
Next Chapter Manufacturing has successfully qualified HTC-45 tool steel, an optimized version of H13, to support better thermal transfer and faster cycle times for molders and die-casters.
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All-in-One Wire-Laser Metal 3D Printer for Mold Manufacture, Maintenance
Meltio’s M450 system is designed for industry without the need for industrial, providing application versatility from industrial prototyping to mold and die to cladding and repair.
Internal Cladding Head for Hybrid CNCs Enables Longer-Living Molds
The Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Ambit Flex 22i enables CNC additive heads to access difficult-to-reach areas for metal deposition.
Pellet Extrusion 3D Printing Raises Advantages in Thermoforming, Vacuum Forming Molds
3D Systems’ Atlas and Atlas-HS thermoplastic pellet extrusion 3D printers offer high-speed printing of molds with high-performance, high-temperature materials.
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Die-Cast Mold Conformal Cooling Achieved Through Hybrid Multi-Material 3D Printer
The DMG MORI Lasertec 65 DED hybrid combines 3D printing with milling to manufacture cooling channels in a single setup.
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