Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2023

From the start, the company embraced the benefits of metal additive manufacturing (AM). Initially, that involved 3D printing metal tool components, details and geometries that would otherwise need to be EDM’d. Last year, Linear merged with on-demand digital manufacturer Shapeways Inc.

Cycle time 98

Cycle time 3D printing Additive manufacturing Supply Chain 98

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This helps manufacturers automate programming by applying their own standard CNC programming, inspection path methods, tools and program templates, and ensures that correct revisions of parts are programmed and measured on the shop floor, creating one source of data for the digital manufacturing process.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Function 3D printing Additive manufacturing 52

Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

End-to-End Conformal Cooling Design, Production for Faster Cycle Times, Boosted Part Quality. Cooling is a critical process for plastic injection molds, affecting both cycle time and final part quality, Cimatron notes, but is especially challenging for complex parts when using traditional drilling and milling methods.

3D printing 98

3D printing Cycle time Automation Additive manufacturing 98