BMW Group brands 3D-print metal & plastic parts for some exclusive cars. Additive Manufacturing Campus near Munich features 50 metal & polymer printers. High cost of Laser Beam Melting means ...

The invention of the relatively affordable 3D printer for home use has helped bring methods used to produce parts for prototypes, samples, and even manufacturing, closer to designers. This tutorial on ...

Building custom parts often means learning new skills or getting out of your comfort zone, especially if you want to create something that is really cool. While most hot rodders can fabricate brackets ...

A Xyloy alloy injection-molded part (left) provides the benefit of metal properties coupled with the ease of processing typically associated with plastic (right). Emphasizing that metal injection ...

A very special injection molding machine that can form liquid metal into plastic-like parts is getting close to prime time. The technology has significant implications for the medical and other ...

One of the promises of 3-D printing is that it presents the potential to manufacture complex parts that you can’t produce with any other technology. For B & J Specialty, Inc., in Wawaka, Indiana, that ...

When filling the mold, you should keep in mind you are putting a molten liquid into a metal mold that is well below its melt point. The second the plastic touches the mold it solidifies. Fortunately, ...

Resin casting lets you produce parts that would be otherwise impossible to make without a full CNC and injection molding set-up. It costs about as much as a 3d printer, 300 to 600 US dollars, to get a ...

Plastic is abundant in business and everyday life. You find it as product components, packaging and even in the containers used to ship products. For businesses interested in manufacturing or ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital manufacturing leader, Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) has introduced an all-new color-matching system into its plastic injection molding service. PolyOne’s PINPOINT™ ...

Two new X1 25Pro® binder jet printers now support dedicated production of 17-4PH and 316L stainless steel parts for industrial customers and service bureaus ExOne will continue offering the company’s ...

At the JEC show in Paris this year, one of the project displays in the Automotive World showcase was a molded-in fastener developed by Böllhoff Otalu (La Ravoire, France), the French subsidiary of the ...