Designing 3D printed molds for industrial injection molding

With advancements in 3D printing materials, 3D printed molds are becoming more common for industrial applications — especially when low-production volumes and fast turnaround times are required. Yet, to become economically competitive with traditional molds, 3D printed molds have to be optimized.

In this nTop Live, Evan Pilz, Application Engineer at nTop, gives you tips on how to design mold that will be produced in resin-based additive manufacturing systems. He focuses on lightweighting the mold to reduce build time and manufacturing costs.

Watch and learn how to:

• Create reusable processes that reduce the weight of a mold using lattice structures
• Control key design parameters using as input the results of FE analyses
• Vary the thickness of the shell and lattice throughout the mold to increase its durability

Download the files

Recreate the steps that Evan followed in this nTop Training. To download all the necessary files for this training, please see this link.