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 ...

One of the greatest disadvantages of plastic materials is their flexibility and relatively low stiffness. One of the greatest advantages of plastic materials is their flexibility and low stiffness.

Soft plastics are cut with an O-flute router that produces long, curly chips. Many shops proficient at cutting metal are perplexed when it comes to machining plastics or plastic composites, and for ...

Aluminum tools for plastic molding can be less expensive, have less leadtime, and permit faster production cycles. Aluminum tooling for high-volume plastic-molding applications? Making the switch from ...