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3D printing for injection molding infographic showing rapid tooling benefits such as low cost, fast turnaround, and design iteration

3D printing for injection molding infographic showing rapid tooling benefits such as low cost, fast turnaround, and design iteration

3D Printing for Injection Molding: How Rapid Tooling Is Reducing Cost, Lead Time, and Risk

Comparison of shrinkage between unfilled Nylon 6/6 and Nylon 6/6 with 30% glass fiber. The left side shows a smaller red 'Final Part' circle within a larger grey 'Mold Size' circle, labeled 'BEFORE: Unfilled Nylon 6/6' with high shrinkage of approximately 2.0%. The right side shows a larger green 'Final Part' circle nearly matching the mold size, labeled 'AFTER: Nylon 6/6 + 30% Glass Fiber' with shrinkage reduced to approximately 0.5%. Text explains that glass fibers reduce shrinkage by restraining the polymer for better dimensional stability.

Comparison of shrinkage between unfilled Nylon 6/6 and Nylon 6/6 with 30% glass fiber. The left side shows a smaller red 'Final Part' circle within a larger grey 'Mold Size' circle, labeled 'BEFORE: Unfilled Nylon 6/6' with high shrinkage of approximately 2.0%. The right side shows a larger green 'Final Part' circle nearly matching the mold size, labeled 'AFTER: Nylon 6/6 + 30% Glass Fiber' with shrinkage reduced to approximately 0.5%. Text explains that glass fibers reduce shrinkage by restraining the polymer for better dimensional stability.

Injection Molding Shrinkage Calculator: The Definitive Guide to Plastic Shrinkage Rates

Infographic showing 10 essential tips for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in plastics, including maintaining uniform wall thickness, incorporating draft angles, using ribs and bosses wisely, avoiding undercuts, selecting the right material, optimizing gate location and mold design, using fillets and radii, simplifying design, designing for assembly, and collaborating with manufacturing experts early.

Infographic showing 10 essential tips for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in plastics, including maintaining uniform wall thickness, incorporating draft angles, using ribs and bosses wisely, avoiding undercuts, selecting the right material, optimizing gate location and mold design, using fillets and radii, simplifying design, designing for assembly, and collaborating with manufacturing experts early.

10 Essential Tips for Design for Manufacturability in Plastic Injection Molding

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