Additive Manufacturing

3D Printing 5 May 2022

Variable Density-Coated Tool Steel for High-Wear Molds

A mold builder can have an abundance of venting and fully dense solid areas in steel by using variable density sintering to eliminate gas trap defects in high-wear molds.

Additive Manufacturing 4 May 2022

End-to-End Conformal Cooling Design, Production for Faster Cycle Times, Boosted Part Quality

Cimatron works with moldmakers to design and optimize molds with conformal cooling, prepare it for an accurate print and ensure complete post-processing.

Rapid Tooling 3 May 2022

Mold in a Day Technology Slashes Tool Production, Eliminates Supply Chain Headache

Next Chapter Manufacturing says its Mold in a Day additive manufacturing technology slashes the production of tooling down to hours while maintaining the same quality and tolerance standards of conventional molds.

3D Printing 22 Apr 2022

Guidelines for Advanced Hot Runner Manifold Channel Design

Recent simulation research highlights the difference between a drilled, straight manifold channel design and a curved channel design produced via additive manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing 14 Apr 2022

Powder Bed Fusion Printer Creates Molds with Increasingly Complex Geometries

Global metal additive manufacturing company AddUp Inc. introduces the FormUp 350 powder bed fusion printer, which uses very fine powders for the development of complex molds and industrial parts.