3D printing is a technique we’ve all been using for ages at home, or via Shapeways, but if you are designing a product, 3D printing will only get you so far. It’s crude, slow, expensive, and has lots ...

Power wheelchair users have the potential to get hurt when their devices, which weigh hundreds of pounds, tip over or run into objects. For brothers Barry and Jered Dean, the danger was one that hit ...

Keeping moldability top of mind during the design process not only ensures that parts perform as intended, but can help save time and cut down on production costs. Before it even hits the factory ...

When it comes to manufacturing, sheet metal and injection molding make the world go ’round. As a manufacturing method, injection molding has its own range of unique design issues and gotchas that are ...

(MENAFN- Robotics & Automation News) The use of automation in injection molding has developed beyond the basic part extraction into all-inclusive robotic cells that manage the molding process, ...

Getting early feedback on your CAD model can save you time and money later. Bringing in your supplier early to help review your needs against geometry limitations will prevent surprises and added ...

TactoTek Injection Molded Structural Electronics (IMSE™) is a solution that combines in-mold labeling and surface decoration, printed electronics (circuitry, sensors, and antennas) and discrete ...

Figure 1. Pressurized nitrogen gas is injected into a melt to penetrate the part via a network of thicker cross-sectioned gas channels (click to enlarge). Gas-assist injection molding was developed ...

Xometry unveils injection molding capabilities with expanded materials, design reviews and streamlined reordering for ...