An Iron Man helmet build becomes a deep technical experiment in roto casting, silicone mold making, and composite reinforcement. The creator starts with a 3D printed PLA master model, then smooths, ...

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 ...

Mold making pioneer reports significant time and cost efficiencies utilizing this approach for low volume production, enabling molders to quickly change inserts for different products MINNEAPOLIS & ...

To mimic the dexterity of human hands, robot grippers have undergone significant advancements to pick and place a variety of products ever more deftly. Many of these advances were based on giving ...

HEERLEN, Netherlands—Dutch chemicals firm Royal DSM has disclosed a new partnership with Chromatic 3D Materials and printer manufacturer German RepRap to offer high-performance, flexible printed parts ...

If you’re interested in learning more about whether 3D printers can be used for injection molding. You might be interested in a series of tests carried out by the CNC Kitchen to explore the ...

In this Interview, AZoMaterials speaks to Boston Micro Fabrication's CEO John Kawola, about micro precision 3D printing. What is micro-precision 3D printing, and how is it different from other 3D ...

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: water always finds a way in. That’s particularly problematic for things like wire splices in damp environments, something that no amount of electrical tape ...

PepsiCo has been granted a patent for a modular system that uses 3D printed molds for blow molding containers. The system includes three portions – two mold portions and a base portion – that are made ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. Although the overall U.S. manufacturing sector ended 2023 on a ...