Vacuum casting is a technology for bridge production in the rapid prototyping industry. It is the ideal choice for low-volume manufacturing before investing in expensive hard tooling.

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 ...

Injection molding is the biggest segment of the plastics industry, and is commonly used for both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials. Material is fed into a barrel where a reciprocating ...