Additive Manufacturing

A Spin on Additive Manufacturing
A DMLS system from EOS enables Kappius Components to make design changes to their bike hub while experiencing reduced lead time and improved material strength.

Success with Conformal Cooling Using Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Featured project from Phillips Plastics. The design for the DMLS conformal cooling tool insert incorporated channels that were designed to quickly and evenly cool individual cavities within the piece, which would not have been possible with conventi...

Single Supplier Eases Move from Prototype To Production
Redfish turns to Quickparts for instant quoting and low-volume injection molding.

Additive Meets Subtractive
A supplement to MoldMaking Technology and Modern Machine Shop magazines.

Conformal Cooling: A Tool in the Toolbox to Build a Better Mold
Moldmakers are just starting to scratch the surface of what can be done with conformal cooling, which involves an additive approach.

GF AgieCharmilles Announces Technology Days 2011
GF AgieCharmilles has announced that it will be holding Technology Days 2011 on June 29 – 30 at its North American headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The two-day event will include educational seminars and training sessions, as well as te...

3D Printing Provides New Options for Prototyping, Moldmaking
Case Study / Additive Manufacturing.

Bridging the Gap between Prototyping and Final Steel Production Tooling
SL modeling and rapid tooling methods combine to produce durable epoxy injection molds that generate production-quality parts in record time.

Time and Money Saved with RP/RT Strategy
Using a variety of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling techniques, 3M was able to bring a new product to market faster and less expensively.