Additive Manufacturing

best practices

Medical Molder Sweats the Small Stuff to Deliver Big Results

Embracing lean manufacturing and scientific molding keeps Freudenberg Medical on top of customer demands for defect-free deliveries as it expands into full device manufacturing, 100% automated inspection, and 3D-printed tooling for quicker product launches.

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Biopolymers

One of the First Biobased Nylons Turns 70

Despite its advancing age, an 鈥渆xciting future鈥 is forecast for Arkema鈥檚 Rilsan Nylon 11.

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Molds & Tooling

Could Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Moldmaking Make EDM Obsolete?

As the machinery and materials advance, some moldmaking companies at the forefront of additive manufacturing believe it could reduce or eliminate the need for some more traditional technologies, like EDM and gundrilling.

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Three Straight Years of Record Results for Arburg

Arburg marked a third straight year of record turnover with growing contributions from Asia, as well as its newer large-tonnage and all-electric machine offerings.

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Continuous-Build 3D Demonstrator Unveiled by Stratasys

This modular 3D printing system is targeted to low-volume continuous production and mass customization.

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Advances in Molding, 3D Printing At Arburg ‘Technology Days’

Over 6700 visitors saw more than 50 working machinery exhibits highlighting automation, connectivity, and sophisticated processing.

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dies

The Next Game-Changing Technology in Tools and Dies

The first conformal-cooled tools entered the European market 25 years ago; a new conference aims to determine what the next 25 years could hold.

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Elastomers

TPE for Additive Manufacturing with SLS Process

CRP Technology鈥檚 Windform RL touted as ideal for functional prototypes and parts.

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More High-Performance Materials for Additive Mfg Emerge

Included are high-temperature formulations for 3D-printed tooling.

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Proto Labs Finds Millennials Upbeat on Manufacturing’s Future

Survey indicates increased optimism and changing perceptions about the industry among those from their late teens to late 30s.

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Process Cooling