[JohnSL] and his friend both have injection molding machines. They decided to compare the aluminum molds they usually use with some 3D printed molds created with a resin printer. They used two ...

Unique was one of the large automotive tooling suppliers that pioneered the use of aluminum for production molds, working in tandem with Honda Motor Co. more than a decade ago to collect data and ...

According to Towards Chemical and Materials, the global metal injection molding (MIM) parts market volume was valued at 60.13 ...

The Global Metal Injection Molding Market offers significant opportunities driven by the demand for miniaturized and complex ...

Aluminum injection molds used to be thought ideal only for low-volume applications using commodity materials. That is changing as OEMs look more closely at tooling costs and cycle times to reduce ...

While the trend for 3D-printed parts for automotive has been coming on strong, most automotive OEMs still design parts — exterior, interior, under-hood, and fuel systems — for injection molding.

TROY, MICH. (Oct. 25, 11 a.m. ET) — Aluminum is continuing to gain ground in selected high-volume injection mold tooling, with General Motors Co. now launching its first parts using the lightweight ...