I tried injection molding with a 3D printed mold!
【Mitarepo】No Mold Needed for Authentic Injection Molding!? Tried Desktop Molding with Form 4 Printed Molds! | System Create
"Mitarepo" is a series that introduces what can be done using various products with the concept of "I tried doing this!" From the wide range of product genres handled by System Create, we deliver useful information each time. In Vol. 89, we challenged ourselves to injection molding using the print mold of the light-curing printer "Form 4" with the tabletop injection molding machine "Moiron M2-I." The foundation of manufacturing, "prototyping," is increasingly required to be completed in a short time and to be closer to the final product. The tabletop injection molding machine "Moiron," which we are introducing this time, excels at genuine molding and can leverage the advantages of 3D printing in injection molding! Therefore, this time we challenged ourselves to molding with a 3D printed model mold as one method to shorten the prototyping cycle! "Can 3D printing replace molds?" "What is the quality of the molded products?" We will explain these points of interest along with images of the 3D printed mold, the flow of injection molding, and verification of the actual molded products. *You can download the materials from the button below.
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■What I tried ■Set up the 3D printed mold and injection molding! ■How did it turn out...?
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We hope this will serve as a helpful hint for those who wish to engage in various types of injection molding or seek shorter lead times for prototype molding.
