Thermoforming — which includes vacuum-forming — has its place in a well-rounded workshop, and Mayku (makers of desktop thermoforming machines) have a short list of tips for getting the best results ...

Additive manufacturing technology can be leveraged as an intermediate process. The conversation around 3D printing and traditional manufacturing methods like injection molding or thermoforming is ...

Aiming to combat labor shortages, Lyons Industries has been gradually installing automated processes to replace the traditionally labor-intensive spray-up process for its fiberglass composite bathtubs ...

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

Toyota Yaris Hybrid Car Applies 3D Printing Technology to Create a New Example of High-Performance Die-Casting Molds. This innovative solution was jointly developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for ...

People are increasingly turning to software to design complex material structures like airplane wings and medical implants. But as design models become more capable, our fabrication techniques haven't ...

Most think 3D-printed tooling has many limitations. They think that plastic simply isn’t strong enough. That’s a ...

Stratasys Origin One 3D printers and custom materials from Henkel Loctite lower costs and shorten mold fabrication time yielding exceptional results EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS ...

The medical industry has long been considered one of the most promising sources of growth for industrial 3D printing. It makes sense — getting a good fit requires the sort of exact measurements that ...