3D-printed sacrificial tooling, or more specifically 3D-printed molds and mandrels, can enable manufacturers to rapidly and cost-effectively create complex composite parts with geometries that would ...

One of our more frequent correspondents writes with advice for anyone designing equipment or tooling for a particular machining project: 1. Before starting to design a new instrument for any technical ...

Business “uncertainty” has been challenging the managers and executives of virtually every organization during the past year, or even longer. The best of them address these challenges by emphasizing ...

Illinois mold maker Big 3 Precision is partnering with design firm Fuseneo Inc. to blend design and manufacturability in the development of injection blow and injection stretch blow molded products.

Large composite tool for layup and cure of a fairing. Carbon fiber-reinforced facesheet is paired with carbon eggcrate backup structure for optimal coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and thermal ...