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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Mold Making Technology

Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling. 3D printing makes it possible to accelerate mold development and simplify design changes down the line.

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Xact Metal Launches Initiative for 3D Printing in Moldmaking

Mold Making Technology

Shown here is an Xact Metal printed automotive connector insert on a tool with the corresponding plastic injection molded final part. Source | JST Sales America, Inc., an Xact Metal customer. Xact Metal has announced the launch of its new initiative, “Breaking the Mold: The Xact Solution to Better Tooling.”

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Würth Additive Group CEO Joins 3D Printing in Auto Repair Task Force

Fastener News Desk

Industrial 3D printing specialist Würth Additive Group has announced its CEO AJ Strandquist has joined new task force focused on the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technology within the automotive repair industry. Source: TCT Take advantage of a $50.00 discount on your IFE 2023 registration.

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ESAB Partners with EWI to Develop Innovative Solutions for Arc-DED Additive Manufacturing and Saw Processes

Fabricating & Metal Work

“Using advanced pulsed-GMAW equipment, EWI can work with end users to develop custom waveforms for the arc DED and the alloys associated with additive manufacturing,” says Michael Carney, Senior Engineer at EWI. It is faster than other methods of additive manufacturing, extremely accurate, and can fabricate large-scale parts.

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CNC machine tending, now with accessible robotics for rapid R&D prototyping and specialty manufacturing runs

Robotics Business Review

Recently, Tormach introduced its new 1500MX CNC mill that can be operated with the ZA6 industrial robot via the company’s free and open source PathPilot ® control software. What is lights-out manufacturing and who are the Tormach customers who would use it? How can it take your customers’ operations to the next level?

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Nickel Alloy Inconel 625 Now Qualified on All Desktop Metal 3D Printing Systems

Fastener News Desk

Aerospace, energy and other sectors now have an easy way to efficiently produce high-strength, high-temperature parts in volume with IN625 across a portfolio of 3D printing options. Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops.

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TriTech Titanium Parts Matches Production Technology to the Part

Additive Manufacturing

According to its President, Bob Swenson, TriTech is a spin-off of his former company, AmeriTi Manufacturing, which was sold to Kymera International also on April 5, 2022. TriTech’s unique array of three production technologies includes 3D binder jet printing, metal injection molding and investment casting. DETROIT, Aug.