General Manufacturing

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   Engineers and working on the manufacturing floor

   June 23 by manandwala

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   We can pretty much do anything with CAD but the issue can be is that what works beautifully in CAD either is too expensive to make or can't be made using current equipment. Would having some manufacturing experience (CNC, Molding etc.) be helpful in design?

   

   Last reply by Michael, June 24

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   Injection Molding with Additive Manufacturing (Traditional meets Semi-Traditional)?

   October 26, 2023 by manandwala

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   Injection molding is great when you want to make 10,000-100,000+ parts (scale) and use a large machine with a mold that is cut out of steel or aluminum. However, to get there requires a lot of work and high costs (up to 10,000+ in some cases) to get a mold right. Additive manufacturing (using 3D printing to make parts) is great for low volume and prototyping but what if we could combine them? Using 3D printing and Additive manufacturing to make a mold that can be used to demonstrate the prototype (and it is easier to change) before going the traditional injection molding route. Mantle 3D printers are used just for this (along with Desktop Metal) and Formlabs h…

   

   Last reply by manandwala, October 30, 2023

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