Using 3D printing technologies for composite tooling is no longer new, though uptake is still limited and there is enormous potential for growth across the composite industry. The last decade has seen ...

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D ...

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Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations to ...

Photo Credit: TU Munich Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) and QPoint Composite This blog began when CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) informed me that LCC had bought one of its extruder-based AM flexbot ...

Traditional manufacturing methods for high-performance, fiber-reinforced polymer matrix (FRP) composite structures require the use of hard tooling for the mold or mandrel that dictates the final part ...

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NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impossible Objects will present its latest 3D printing advancement at RAPID + TCT 2021 to help manufacturers produce high-performance products: PEEK 3D printed ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. JB Babcock is director of engineering at Taylor Technologies. In Part 1, I detailed some ways to expand the usefulness ...