Switching from 3D printing to injection molding can make or break your product’s budget and performance. The right decision depends on production volume, design maturity, and cost structure.

Explore six key early decisions in DFM for injection molding to avoid common pitfalls, ensure production success, reduce ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s an example of why I love 3D printers. Over the holidays, the drain in my bathroom sink broke. Part ...

Recycling plastic at home using 3D printed molds is relatively accessible these days, but if you do not wish to invest a lot of money into specialized equipment, what’s the most minimal setup that you ...

Proto Labs’ Earnings Call Balances Record Results With Transformation Agenda Proto Labs Inc. struck an optimistic but measured tone in its latest earnings call, highlighting record quarterly and ...

A 3D printed hand, with hinges, before perfusion. Harvard engineers have developed a new 3D printing method for building soft robots that bend and change shape in predictable ways when inflated. The ...

Efforts to regulate 3D printing are intensifying, particularly around its use in manufacturing firearm components. As outlined by Loyal Moses below, state-level legislation and pressure on hosting ...

So, you’re wondering why 3D printing is becoming the go-to for making stuff these days, especially when you compare it to the old reliable, injection molding. It’s not like injection molding is going ...

What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km before ...