Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

If you have ever tried to make waffles then you are bound to be familiar with the following problem: You only get good waffles if the iron is heated to the correct temperature. The same principle ...

Digital manufacturing innovator Fictiv has further enhanced its injection molding services by launching automated design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities that give customers free, instant ...

Time is money, as they say, and if you can reduce cycle times in your plastics processing operation, then you might just find yourself a few shekels richer. That’s the promise of some of the recent ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Based out of Syracuse, New York, leading manufacturing hub, 3D Usher’s new instant quoting tool expedites manufacturing for plastic parts. The tool can be accessed on ...

An innovative and differentiated tooling design and processing technology called PtFS (Production to Functional Specification) from UK-based Surface Generation has been chosen by resin supplier ...

Rather than mimic the conventional functionality of a tool, something new is in the game: dissolvable molds. The soluble tooling technology uses the same printer but different materials, allowing for ...

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

Not long ago I wrote a column about choosing between industrial robots and collaborative robots (co-bots) for various manufacturing applications. While speaking with Ryan Guthrie, senior vice ...

In a move that significantly strengthens its mold making capabilities, Allegheny Performance Plastics LLC has acquired Holbrook Tool and Molding Inc., a precision mold maker and custom injection ...

JACKSON, WI - April 07, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Nicolet Plastics LLC, a custom injection molding company based in ...