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From Mold to Medical: Precision Engineering in Advanced Tooling and Injection

The MMT Team hit the road to visit Matrix Plastic Products Inc. in Wood Dale, IL— where moldmaking, injection molding and assembly happen with surgical precision.

SLA AM System Creates Production-Grade Parts

IMTS 2024: The PSLA 270 is engineered to deliver larger end-use parts more rapidly than similar platforms, bringing advantages for a breadth of industrial and health care applications.

Innovative Technology for Your Mold Shop at IMTS 2024: Part 2

MoldMaking Technology showcases a variety of technology applications featured at IMTS 2024 this year. Find the best fit for your mold shop with software solutions to new machines and services featured in this comprehensive guide.

The Benefits of Vertically Integrating Metal 3D Printing and Machining

Having 3D printing and machining within one organization enables Addman’s engineers to collaborate and consolidate so it can quickly make successful metal 3D-printed parts.

Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Additive Manufacturing

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, simplifies the moldmaking process by making mold inserts, mold components, end-use parts and ancillary equipment. Access this exclusive, online-only content, including a suppliers list, AM products and more.

A 3D Printing Retrospective

A personal review of the evolution of 3D printing in moldmaking throughout the past 25 years.

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.

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.

Vertical Machining Center Designed for Moldmaking Alongside Metal 3D Printers Brings Virus Face Masks to Market Quickly

Speed and accuracy of a new vertical machining center are vital to a two-process approach for quickly producing much-needed face mask molds.

MMT Chats: Making Moves and Making Progress

MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings M.R. Mold & Engineering of Brea, California, to this MMT Chat to discuss moving to a new facility, investing in new machines to tackle large molds, diversifying into aerospace and defense, hiring new young employees, working on certifications, and integrating additive manufacturing into their operations. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Kent Firestone Joins EOS North America

As the company’s senior VP of operations, Firestone will oversee the manufacturing, field service, logistics, quality and materials activities.

Software Add-On Streamlines Design for Additive Manufacturing Cycle

3D Systems launches its latest software solution 3DXpert for SolidWorks 15, which prepares and optimizes users’ designs for additive manufacturing.

Expertise in Mold Repair and Revisions Makes Quality Mold Inc. A Valuable, Full-Service Resource

Quality Mold Inc. does everything in house including mold repair and refurbishment. Customers also benefit by a mold warranty, financing and guidance.

A 'Quality Without Compromise' Mindset and A Diverse Customer Base Gives Delta Mold More Peaks Than Valleys in Business

Quality-driven processes and focus on diversity in the markets served are key to Delta Mold’s continued success.

GF Machining Solutions Demos Additive Manufacturing Flexibility at Solutions Days

The DMP Flex 350 and new EDM technology for AM promises more efficient, clean and repeatable production of dense, pure metal parts.

GF Machining Demonstrated the Future of Manufacturing at IMTS

Visitors at the GF Machining Solutions’ IMTS booth saw demonstrations of a range of technologies and machining that address manufacturing challenges.

IMTS 2018: Process,Technology and Service Advancements

Advancements in automation and digital manufacturing took center stage during IMTS last week, but developments in additive manufacturing, cutter technology, machining solutions, simulation software, EDM, laser technology and customer service were other hot items.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Additive Manufacturing

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including additive manufacturing.

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Inspection/Measurement

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including inspection/measurement.

Throwback Thursday: Software Advances Push Limits of Speed and Quality

This throwback article provides interesting perspectives on software for moldmaking while also illustrating how fast software technology moves today.

Webinar: Why Are So Many Making the Switch to Conformal Cooling?

This webinar will show you how to get cool with conformal cooling. Just make use of additive solutions to start designing an effective mold cooling system, while reducing design time and effort.

SLIDESHOW: Technology Tuesday, From 3D Printing to Mold Cleaning

MMT offers technical content in a variety of formats, including webinars. Here is a quick overview of some archived webinars that cover mold engineering, building and maintenance.

A Powerful Punch

As MMT Publisher Claude Mas and senior editor Matt Danford attended Euromold last week, 3D Systems and Cimatron announced that they have combined forces to expand the power of digital design and manufacturing.

Being Versatile

Once you acknowledge the importance of detecting errors early in the design process, you can begin to look for technology to help you accomplish that goal. That is exactly what Versatile Mold and Design did when it started using a laser scanner and inspection software to verify its electrodes.

Software Advances Push Limits of Speed and Quality

Software for moldmaking continues to evolve as sophisticated features and capabilities are introduced, enabling mold manufacturers to produce the highest quality work in the most compressed leadtimes to date.

Inspection/Measurement Advances Yield Better Molds Faster

A roundtable discussion of the latest trends and developments in mold inspection and measurement technology highlights the cycle time reduction, accuracy improvement and cost decrease benefits.

"Adding" to Your Tooling Options

Understand the benefits and applications of processes for making tooling through additive manufacturing.

Geomagic Announces Geomagic Spark, a Revolutionary New Approach to Designing from Scan Data

At EuroMold in Frankfurt Germany last week, Geomagic®, a global company providing 3D technology for digital reality, announced Geomagic® Spark™, the newest addition to the company’s line of powerful 3D scan, design and inspection applications.

Moldmaking Gets Wyrd—and Amazing—with All-Digital Sculpting

By early 2012, when the price of white metal had increased 80 percent over the past two years— eating into revenues and margins—Wyrd was forced to rethink its approach. Ghost Studio, a Longmont CO-based product design firm, and Geomagic, maker of 3D software solutions from scan to design to manufacturing, soon presented Wyrd with a smarter way.

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