Make the mold out of the right material. Mayku recommends that production molds be printed in nylon, which stands up best to the heat and stress a thermoforming mold will be put under.

We’re accustomed to covering the use of 3D printing in casting, usually as a lost-PLA former in metal casting. That’s not the only use of the technique though, and perhaps one of the simplest ...

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Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations ...

Exponentially grow your toolbox by learning to make molds with a low-cost 3D printer.

Making composite parts from 3D printed paper molds Honda made autoclave-capable molds at one-tenth the cost of CNC-machined metal using Mcor's SDL technology.

Mold 3D printing helps automate composite bathtub, shower production As part of its efforts to automate as much of its production process as it can, Lyons Industries acquired a Massivit 10000 additive ...

Stratasys partnered with the U.S. luge team to 3-D print molds for customized parts.