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At what point does it make sense to 3D print a part compared to opting for injection molding? The short answer is “it depends.” The medium-sized answer is, “it depends …read more Continue reading Calculating the True Per Part Cost for Injection Molding vs 3D Printing
While it’s the ideal choice for mass production, injection molding is simply no good for prototyping. The molds are expensive and time-consuming make, so unless you’ve got the funding to …read more Continue reading Multi-Material Printing Enables Low Cost Silicone Prototypes
Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized …read more Continue reading Injection Molding Using a 3D Printer
Artisan keycaps are generally meant to replace your Escape key, though they can be used anywhere you like (as long as they fit, of course). Keycap maker [tellybelly] of jankycaps …read more Continue reading These Keycaps Are 100% Recycled Plastic
Those who were kids in the 80s may remember a sweet little toy called the Pop Ball. A simple rubber hemisphere, this rubber cup could be turned inside out and …read more Continue reading Recreating the Pop Ball
Injection molding is one of the technologies that makes the world go round. But what does it actually look like to go through the whole process to get a part …read more Continue reading Lessons Learned: Plastic Injection Molding for Products
Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that …read more Continue reading Making an Injection Mold For Yourself
Some design techniques and concepts from the injection molding world apply very nicely to 3D printing, despite them being fundamentally different processes. [Teaching Tech] demonstrates designing shadow lines into 3D printed …read more Continue reading Enhance Your Enclosures With a Shadow Line
When [Michael] over at the Teaching Tech YouTube channel bought a hobby injection molding machine a long time ago, one of the plans he had with it was to use …read more Continue reading Repairing a Home Injection Molding Machine
Injection molding is usually focused on high-volume production, but that doesn’t always need to be the case. The Recycled Plastic Skateboard Deck project centers on the use of injection molding …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: Recycled Plastic Skateboard Decks Demonstrate Small-Scale Injection Molding