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Innovation With the Additive Advantage

Additive Manufacturing

July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While companies across the world rise to the challenges affecting supply chains, a transformation in technology and innovation is shifting the manufacturing paradigm. 3D Printing in Action. FALLS CHURCH, Va., The range of design is expanded, and its potential is limitless.

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Learning From Additive Manufacturing Qualification In The United States Marine CorpsĀ 

Additive Manufacturing

What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? is to leverage additive manufacturing to reduce maintenance cycle times, curb supply chain backlogs, and place manufacturing capabilities at or near the point of need. Most of these printers capable of printing green bin parts are polymer.

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PTXPO Preview 2023: Mold Material/Mold Base Needs

Mold Making Technology

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, brings partners across the supply chain together, bringing energy and excitement to the show floor. The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO), taking place this year March 28-30, 2023 at the Donald E.

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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

Initially, that involved 3D printing metal tool components, details and geometries that would otherwise need to be EDM’d. Solution: Using an EOS DMLS printer and MS1 powder, an insert was printed on a stainless build plate, and pre-plumbed to connect extensive conformal cooling channels to the mold’s cooling system.

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PTXPO Preview 2023: 3D Printing, Machining and Cutting Tools Technology and Services

Mold Making Technology

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, brings partners across the supply chain together, which really changes things when you walk the show floor. 3D Printing Get to Know Mantle 3D Moldmaking is at the core of what Mantle does. Cooling a mold can be up to 80% of the cycle time for injection molding.

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Supply Chain Chaos: How Companies Are Responding and Adapting to the New Reality

21st Century Tech

David’s topic today addresses the challenge that COVID-19 has created on global supply chains and how companies are mitigating and adapting to a new reality. My wife and I recently had our own supply chain experience. But when we ordered a sofa trundle bed we ran up against a supply chain bottleneck.

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PTXPO Preview 2023: Upcoming Software/Simulation Services, Training and Marketing Solutions

Mold Making Technology

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, brings partners across the supply chain together. Customer testimonials about improving part quality, reducing scrapped parts and sink mark-affected areas, shortening cooling process and cycle time and cutting the total manufacturing costs are well-documented.