Quality control has moved out of the ‘end of the line' zone in today's manufacturing world. It's woven into the process.

3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...

When it comes to manufacturing, sheet metal and injection molding make the world go ’round. As a manufacturing method, injection molding has its own range of unique design issues and gotchas that are ...

Think you’ve squeezed the maximum weight and cycle time out of your injection-molded design? Users of MuCell microcellular-foam technology beg to differ. They’ve cut part weight 8 to 12% without major ...

Xometry unveils injection molding capabilities with expanded materials, design reviews and streamlined reordering for ...

Getting early feedback on your CAD model can save you time and money later. Bringing in your supplier early to help review your needs against geometry limitations will prevent surprises and added ...

ME 325 teaches injection molding hands-on (NIC FORT/The Stanford Daily). In ME 325: “Making Multiples: Scaled Manufacturing Tooling,” undergraduate and graduate students engage in injection molding, a ...

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.

Power wheelchair users have the potential to get hurt when their devices, which weigh hundreds of pounds, tip over or run into objects. For brothers Barry and Jered Dean, the danger was one that hit ...

Xometry has rolled out a series of updates to its injection molding platform, targeting engineers and sourcing teams looking ...