Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

Rather than mimic the conventional functionality of a tool, something new is in the game: dissolvable molds. The soluble tooling technology uses the same printer but different materials, allowing for ...

Southfield, Mich.-based Angstrom Group is moving deeper into tooling innovation with the acquisition of Mantle Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that's made waves in the plastics world with its ...

This white paper provides methods and guidelines for using 3D printed thermoforming molds. This white paper provides methods and guidelines for using 3D printed thermoforming molds; it includes design ...

PepsiCo Inc. is using additive manufacturing in addition to blow molding to develop beverage bottles faster at a reduced cost. The Purchase, N.Y.-based company patented technology in late 2020 for a ...