Additive Manufacturing
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.
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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.
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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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Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printer Supports Complex Mold Building
Using its FormUp 350 system, AddUp, in collaboration with Siebenwurst Group, improved the conformal cooling channels for a mold slide.
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How to Supply Cooling to Additive Tooling
Additive tooling provides limitless options for cooling a mold’s difficult-to-cool areas.
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3D Printing Systems Demonstrate Large-Scale Mold Building
CNC machine and large-scale large-scale additive manufacturing machine producer Thermwood highlights partner projects that advance mold production capabilities in the aerospace and defense industries.
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CAD/CAM Software Generates Unique Additive Tool Paths for Mold Cooling Channels
The Open Mind hyperMILL Additive Manufacturing solution offers a variety of additive/hybrid functionalities, including toolpath strategies for designing intricate conformal cooling in a multi-axis machining setup.
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