3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...

Rotating stack molds give designers a variety of options for not only molding multicomponent parts but also doing secondary assembly operations inside the injection molding machine. ''What will it ...

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 ...

Injection molding is a highly-engineered process that demands careful planning and attention to detail if the finished product is to achieve its full potential. The tips in this article should help ...

Having a high-quality mesh that best represents the geometric characteristics of a complex model is much desirable for attaining accurate mold-filling analyses. Thus, deciding the appropriate type of ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — At K 2019, Foboha, a unit of Barnes Group Inc.'s Molding Solutions Group, molded multicomponent parts, or different parts that require in-mold assembly, on a new Reverse Cube ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...