Many projects require an integrated manufacturing solution, which means molded parts and molds may be moved to a contract manufacturer after initial pilot production, and that could be anywhere in the world. […]
Compare Part for ChangesWhen the design model changes, you need to know what changed. Look for tools that make it easy to detect what is different in a part; […]
Power to Handle Complex GeometryFor the software to be usable for plastic part design, it must be powerful enough to handle the complex geometry. The system must possess round, draft and complex surfacing capabilities. […]
Whether designing the mold for an iPod or a refrigerator door, moldmakers are always looking for faster methods to help them produce molds. […]
In recent years a new generation of specialized mold design CAD systems has begun to appear. By automating the tedious parts of the mold design process, […]
When plastics were first gaining popularity, parts were simple. Most products were designed on a drawing board, so it was natural that the tooling was designed that way as well. […]
All of the previous methods of rapid tooling involve the indirect production of a master pattern from which the tool is produced. […]
Rather than making a master stereolithography pattern around which a material is cast, it also is possible to build the cavity directly on the stereolithography machine. […]
In the same way that a cavity can be generated directly by stereolithography, it also is possible to build tool cavities directly using the laser sintering process. […]
The Copper Polyamide tooling process from First-rate Mold Solution Co. Ltd involves the selective laser sintering of a copper and polyamide powder matrix to form a tool. […]