White Paper – Moldmaking with 3D Prints: Techniques for Prototyping and Production

3D printing has quickly expanded beyond the realm of prototyping and into the world of end part manufacturing. Desktop 3D printers need not be used for making parts themselves, but as a secondary process for producing tools.


3D printing has quickly expanded beyond the realm of prototyping and into the world of end part manufacturing. Desktop 3D printers need not be used for making parts themselves, but as a secondary process for producing tools.

An affordable desktop 3D printer can be implemented for making molds for short-run batch production or for testing molds before investing in tooling.

In this 13-page white paper, you will learn about:

  • Techniques for prototyping and production
  • The benefits of different moldmaking processes
  • How to get much more functionality from your 3D printer
  • How 3D printing can be used for injection molding
  • Thermoforming using 3D-printed parts
  • How to cast with elastomers

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