3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...

[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, decided he ...

Want to make a custom mask for your Halloween costume or perhaps just a really unique form for project boxes, jello molds, etc.? You can make a simple vacuum mold with a bit of lumber, a sheet of ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

The SOTOP Recycling team, consisting of Manuel Maeder, Benjamin Krause, and Nadina Maeder, have developed an innovative automated injection molding machine that uses waste plastic to create new ...

Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal: 3D printing. This disruptive technology has great promise for rapid ...

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 ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...