Currently, all X1 MetalTool and X1 DieMold tools are 3D printed in an X1 25Pro® build volume of 400 x 250 x 250 mm (15.75 x 9.84 x 9.84 in), with development underway to 3D print tooling options ...

San Francisco-based Mantle Inc., a metal 3D printing company focused only on tooling, said it has sped up the process to make production-grade mold and die inserts.

Stratasys says its work with Automation Intelligence to launch a North American tooling center in Flint, Mich., gives more manufacturers an opportunity to explore new ways to use 3D printing in ...

Tool changing 3D printers are hot. The idea is that instead of switching filament, you swap out hot ends or other tools. That isn’t a new idea. However, most tool changers are expensive. [Eng… ...

3D printing is growing rapidly in the composite mould tooling markets, and several distinct approaches have emerged for different tool geometries and markets. More innovations are likely to appear, ...

Nexa3D and Addifab are partnering to bring a novel 3D printed injection mold tooling platform to injection molders globally. Freeform Injection Molding (FIM) allows users to additively manufacture ...

Overall, you're not saving money by 3D printing your drill press, but you are possibly setting yourself up for an exciting evening making a handy tool from scratch for the fun of it.

Perhaps the simplest use of 3D printing in tooling is to print a physical model, from a computer-aided design (CAD) model, which is then used as a pattern to create a composite mould tool in the ...