Discover process fundamentals, tooling, design constraints and compatible materials.
Melt resin pellets and inject into a closed mold to produce repeatable parts.
View detailsMeter reactive liquid components into a mold where they polymerize into a finished part.
View detailsPlace a charge in a heated mold and close under pressure to form thermoset or composite parts.
View detailsInflate a heated parison or preform against a mold to create hollow parts.
View detailsTumble powdered polymer in a heated mold to build hollow, stress-relatively-uniform parts.
View detailsHeat plastic sheet, form it over or into a tool, cool, then trim.
View detailsRemove material from solid stock using computer-controlled cutting tools.
View detailsCut, bend, and join sheet stock into brackets, enclosures, and chassis.
View detailsForm sheet metal in powered presses using dies for high-volume repeatable parts.
View detailsForce material through a die to create continuous profiles later cut to length.
View detailsInject molten metal into a steel die under pressure for detailed net-shape parts.
View detailsForm a sand mold around a pattern, pour metal, then break out the casting.
View detailsLost-wax style process for detailed metal parts with better surfaces than many sand castings.
View detailsShape metal using compressive force, often improving grain flow for structural parts.
View detailsDeposit thermoplastic filament in layers to build a part without dedicated molds.
View detailsCure photopolymer resin with light to build detailed prototypes and patterns.
View detailsFuse polymer powder with a laser to build durable nested parts without dedicated supports.
View detailsPowder-bed polymer process using detailing agents and heat for functional production parts.
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