Machined tooling contributes to the majority of production costs for many small-run jobs. 3D printing can reduce the cost of plastic cores, molds, and tooling, but there are several considerations to ...

3D printing makes prototyping wonderful. But what do you do when your plastics of choice just aren’t strong enough? For [Michael Memeteau], the answer was to combine the strength of a vacuum-poured ...

In the selection process of metal 3D printing technology, Anyuan Mold conducted a year of market research and equipment testing, and finally chose to cooperate with UnionTech, purchasing two ...

Having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. As technology advances, it tends to become more accessible as it drops in price or increases user-friendliness. Once 3D ...

If you'd like to make a few novelty chocolate bars for an event or just because, you can do so without too much trouble by 3D-printing or hand-carving a relief image, making a silicone mold of that ...

Learn easy and budget-friendly ways to create silicone molds for all your DIY projects! From gelatin molds to resin tricks, ...

Spatial heterogeneity of tumors is a major challenge in precision oncology. The relationship between molecular and imaging heterogeneity is still poorly understood because it relies on the accurate ...

Orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Rebecca Kuo says she's found an alternative spine surgery technique that will allow her to do more surgeries in settings that don't have the funding, space or patient ...

For the first time, scientists in China have created new ears for five children using their own cells grown in a 3D-printed mold. The idea of using someone’s own cells to grow replacement parts has ...

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D ...