Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Mold and machine shops used to determine accuracy in manufacturing projects with theodolites and template comparisons, but today scanning and probing with a laser tracker has become the standard in many industries because of their speed and accuracy. First Article Inspection. Model Generation.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 4, 2023

These are the companies from this section: 3D Hybrid Solutions — Seal Beach, CA, 309-264-4834 3D Systems — Rock Hill, SC, 803-326-3900 Absolute Machine Tools Inc. Paul, MN, 651-289-9700 Mazak North America — Florence, KY, 859-342-1700 Methods 3D Inc. — Cincinnati, OH, 513-745-4510 Arburg Inc.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 21, 2023

For complex mold machining, like this glass bottle mold, CAD/CAM with innovative toolpath strategies is essential. Photo Credit, all images: BobCAD-CAM Moldmaking is complex, so mold builders are always looking for ways to simplify and streamline getting the part to code with easy, intuitive tool paths.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Plastic thermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge. Subtractive Moulds Versus Additive Moulds In conventional thermoforming, plastic sheet material is shaped over moulds to produce the finished part.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The precise fit of this part was possible with on-machine measurement and intelligent modification technology integrated into the control of a high-speed machining center. Machining a micron-level precision mold on the first try is difficult to achieve. Photo Credit, all images: Jingdiao North America.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The first article describes how 2D and 3D sensors enable Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot to perform more complex tasks, such as unloading boxes from a trailer. But a 3D vision system makes this possible. Finally, we have a story from Athena Manufacturing.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Article by Nick Allen, MD, 3DPRINTUK. As a company, 3DPRINTUK is embedded in the additive manufacturing (AM) / 3D printing world. As such, we can advise you on issues relating to technology and material choice, orientation of parts in a build area to maximise return, design for AM, etc… etc… We live and breathe 3D printing every day.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We’ve recently started utilizing fixtures which hold more parts to improve productivity. Can you help us discern when it makes sense to increase parts per fixture and when to keep it simple? The purpose of increasing part density on a fixture is amortization of tasks for the machine and operator, or even a robot.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes needed to automate the unloading of 18,000 machined gears a day at its plant in Spain to guarantee the quality of the parts. Source: Universal Robots No fixed installations The UR10e cobots currently serve 10 different machining lines. UR robot arms transfer parts.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 10, 2024

Part of this solution includes the ability for SMMs in Southwestern Pennsylvania to work directly with the institute’s team of robotics engineers and get hands-on with advanced technologies in the institute’s Pittsburgh facility. CapSen Robotics has designed end effectors to sort metal parts.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 23, 2023

In a blog article derived from a whitepaper titled, “Maintaining Battlefield Superiority with Metal 3D Printing,” Velo3D examined five ways that sophisticated metal AM can revolutionise the defence sector.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 23, 2024

But that’s part of the Synnyvale, Calif.-based system placements in the past quarter, the surgical device manufacturer is ramping up production as part of the limited launch. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site Medical Design & Outsourcing.

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Control Engineering

JULY 13, 2023

With related online articles, see other observations, 23 more photos and captions related to smart automated manufacturing technologies. Department of Defense, industry and academia, and it is part of the national network of manufacturing innovation institutes. and the co-located Jane Addams Resource Corp. training facility.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 26, 2024

Updates include new functionality, upgraded visuals, features to increase machining performance and reduce production costs, and much more. “Any time there is a human operator touching a part, the chance for scrap increases,” Chmura says.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Coelho says that includes state-of-the-art 3D printers and a full machine shop. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on sister website MassDevice. It also includes microscopes, incubators, lab ovens, test and measurement equipment and pallet jacks and racking.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

He described the machine as a mobile manipulator , with roughly the stature of a human. How the robot engages carts remains part of the mystery. It is also taking a “building-block” approach to hardware and plans to adjust software and machine learning for navigation and learning new tasks. It is just under 6 ft. (2

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Article by Daniel Tweer, Managing Director, Rösler UK / AM Solutions. Post-processing is a hot topic in the area of additive manufacturing (AM), which is unsurprising as in many applications, the post-processing step(s) can account for upwards of 50% of the total unit cost for an AM part. GOOD ENOUGH?

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

the rover features a 5052 aluminum alloy chassis, six 3D-printed nylon wheels, a robotic arm with end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), a life-detection module for sample collection, and 14 onboard cameras. This article is reposted with permission. Coming in at 50 kg (110 lb.), The robotic arm on the Northeastern team’s Mars Rover.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

Murphy Forsyth, MMT EAB member and Zero Tolerance general manager and processing engineer shares her top article picks. Source | Zero Tolerance Murphy Forsyth is the injection molding general manager at Zero Tolerance , a rapidly growing plastic injection mold machine shop located in Clinton Township, Michigan.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 12, 2023

Article by David Alatorre, CTO, Rivelin Robotics The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, allowing for the creation of complex and intricate parts in a faster and more cost-effective manner. It is also difficult to scale if the demand for AM parts begins to increase significantly.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The hybrid CNC machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Applications are not so widespread that hybrid machines are found in typical job shops, but applications are numerous enough to offer an expanding market that continues to be served. The hybrid machine tool is, in one sense, a niche technology.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 12, 2024

The chuck jaws used in this turning operation were previously machined, but carried more weight and clamped with more pressure than necessary. Now, APG’s sister company uses 3D printed jaws more optimized to this process. To arrive at fully metal parts, however, the BMD prints must be debound and then sintered.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 18, 2023

Major considerations in copper’s material qualities The quality of the materials used is always the first step towards manufacturing high-value parts, and fusing copper with other metals to create the alloys required for 3D printing high-value parts has not been a simple feat.

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Stop by next month to see what the most-viewed articles were from October—based on Google Analytics. Part 1 MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges introduces new MMT Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Close, Sr. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

” “We started thinking about functionally safe 3D vision,” he recalled. ” In the new video below, the previous version of Atlas handles automotive parts and real products weighing up to 25 lb. You need to focus on a use case, build a reliable machine, and manufacture it in a way to build a business.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2022

It’s critical to keep in mind how your 3D-printed design translates to injection molding for both manufacturability and cost. Ten years ago, there was a broadly accepted and well-defined route that a product developer might travel to take a product from concept to actual part. Photo Credit, all images: Protolabs Inc.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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AU Manufacturing

APRIL 21, 2023

Article by Oleg Yermanok, Application Engineering Manager, Massivit 3D Additive manufacturing (AM) has the ability to disrupt industrial processes and to facilitate the achievement of innovative, cost-effective, and speedy outcomes when compared to traditional production processes.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 16, 2024

When 3D printing contract manufacturer Cumberland Additive recently acquired the metal additive manufacturing operations of Stratasys Direct, the move doubled the company’s number of metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines and gave the company an additional production facility in its home region of Austin, Texas.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Each startup was awarded a $100,000, non-dilutive grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, or MassTech, as part of a $5 million state initiative. It is also developing machine learning and computer vision tools for accurate perception, pick-and-place operations, and manipulation tasks of fabric-like materials.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2024

Could a machine assist with this physically demanding task, allowing a single electrician to do the job of two? The scene unfolded as part of a new initiative that could significantly impact Denmark’s electrical contracting industry. “This study shows that automation could be a key part of the solution.”

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Article by Nick Allen, managing director at 3DPRINTUK. The automotive sector is driven by the need for quality parts, delivered in a timely fashion, and at a competitive price. In all cases the company employs AM to produce parts as good as the original or indeed sometimes better. I bought my fist printer in 2016.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 24, 2021

By 3D printing prototype molds with the Fortify process, DeMarini Sports has given its traditional moldmakers more time to work on production tooling, shortening lead times and increasing the company’s development capacity. “Today, they're an integral part of our success. . DeMarini is the only U.S.

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The Automation Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips: Today we're covering news about Cobot Grippers, PoE Budgets, AS-i Safety, Machine Vision, 3D Printing & Robots, NEC 2023 Changes and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Next is an article from Antaira here about how to develop a POE Power Budget.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 6, 2024

Throughout the years, Modern Machine Shop has written extensively about Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). EDM is capable of machining complex shapes in hard materials. From the process of buying a wire EDM to 3D printed parts and beyond, here are ten of the most read EDM articles from Modern Machine Shop.

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AU Manufacturing

JUNE 7, 2023

The company, which has locations in Philadelphia and London, was awarded funding from the UK government’s InnovateUK fund to create 3DGPT as part of the project’s Scalable AM Rule Creation & Dissemination (SAMRCD) initiative. The system is open for public trials at www.authentise.com/3dgpt now.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 28, 2025

Advanced CAM programming techniques can make significant differences in the cycle times and costs of jobs, but creating tool paths with these techniques has historically been a time-consuming process, limiting their use to mid- and high-volume parts. Five-axis dynamic milling is chief among these.

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