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 ...

Origami, the Japanese art of folding flat sheets of paper into three-dimensional figures, is the creative spark behind a new hybrid 3D printing technique. It allows structures to be created without ...

At Advanced Design and Manufacturing Minneapolis in November, Tom KraMer, President and CEO of Kablooe Design, will present a case study involving the use of a 3D-printed mold to produce devices for ...

Silicone is a useful material for many purposes. Traditionally, creating something out of silicone required injection molding. That’s not difficult, but it does require a good bit of setup. As ...

In this video, I’ll show you the complete process of making a silicone mold from a 3D printed model and casting it in plaster ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Boeing have produced a steel Stamp Form Die (SFD) mold using wire-arc additive ...

I've always been interested in technology, but it was my passion for music-making and photography that led me to dive deep into audio and imaging technology and understand all the tools that had ...

Using a toolpath strategy for weight reduction, two near-net shape dies were manufactured using a gas metal arc welding additive manufacturing process at the Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

UK additive manufacturing supplier expects £3M in sales. UK-based Rapid Fusion, which specializes in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) of polymer components has announced the release of a new ...

"If this divider were just 5mm longer, I could use it." When looking at plastic products at a 100-yen shop, this kind of ...