Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI)

Optimizing Medical Device Manufacturing with Metal Injection Molding

Metal Injection Molding combines the shaping capabilities of plastic injection molding with the material flexibility of ...
Plastics Today

Five Common Misconceptions about Injection Molding and Mold Making

Keeping up with the latest production best practices is a smart — and crucial — decision, regardless of whether it pertains to CNC machining, 3D printing, or, as in this case, injection molding.
Hackaday

Making An Injection Mold For Yourself

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...
Forbes

One Start-Up’s $20M Boost To Bring Injection Molding Back To The U.S.

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 ...
Machine Design

AGS Technology Slashes Injection-Molded Part Costs By Making Its Own Raw Material from Recycled Plastics

Engineers at AGS Technology Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., have devised a better way to recycle plastic scrap and make it more suitable for injection molding. The company’s proprietary Injectoblend material ...
The Manila Times

First Mold Releases Technical White Paper Revealing That the Majority of Injection Molding Defects Originate in the Design Phase

Common Injection Molding Design Mistakes and Optimization Guide' was not just breaking news within the First Mold, but a major announcement. The company officially announced this publication as a ...
Hackaday

Making High Quality Copies Of Existing Parts Using A Silicone Mold

3D printing has made it incredibly easy to produce small runs of plastic parts, but getting rid of the 3D printed look can be tricky and time-consuming. When you need a smooth and polished finish, or ...