Infusion of dry carbon fiber fabrics in carefully designed vacuum process produces robust tools for the autoclave. Dry reinforcements cost far less than prepreg, reducing cost during initial ...

Prototype mold makers are adopting 3-D printers to make injection mold tooling capable of turning out parts in standard machines with standard resins. While the printers have some limitations, ...

The company has also opened its official Amazon store, expanding access to its professional 3D printing products. PAF10 Clear ...

Once dubbed by an industry writer the "Rodney Dangerfield" of composites, the tooling trade has definitely moved up to new levels of sophistication and earned the industry's respect. The growth of ...

However, with today’s CAD technology, most manufacturers anticipate that eventually some appropriate tooling will need to be commissioned in order to produce production components, irrespective of ...

Prototyping: With the use of CAD and massive amounts of digital simulation software available, it can often seem superfluous to make early appearance models, or even undertake early testing of new ...