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Built-Rite Tool & Die

Built-Rite Tool & Die

Built-Rite Tool and Die, a design and mold-making firm, specializes in projects with complex requirements. Their expertise in precision mold manufacturing and plastic injection molding leads them to take on mold design challenges that require extensive planning and execution. With the Desktop Metal Studio 3D printer, the design team can reduce print with closed-cell infill reducing overall material usage and lightweight parts within the mold assembly without impacting wear resistance needed for tooling applications.

FDM 3D printed Tooling for Sheet Metal Forming Hydroforming and Rubber Pad Press

Application Guide – FDM Tooling for Sheet Metal Forming: Hydroforming and Rubber Pad Press

Application Guide – FDM Tooling for Sheet Metal Forming: Hydroforming and Rubber Pad Press

Using FDM 3D printing technology can be a great way to produce metal forming tools, such as those used for hydroforming an rubber pad pressing. In this technical application guide, we go through the step-by-step procedures of 3D printing these tools and utilizing them effectively for prototyping, part repair, and custom parts.

BattleBots® SawBlaze Team Metal 3D Printed Parts Desktop Metal Studio

BattleBots® Team Builds Robot With 3D Printed Metal Parts

BattleBots® Team Builds Robot With 3D Printed Metal Parts

Team SawBlaze, a BattleBots® team comprised of MIT students and alumi, saw the opportunity to use metal 3D printed parts from a Desktop Metal Studio System in their combat robot design. Metal 3D printing allowed them to produce parts that withstood the demanding environment of the arena, and helped them adhere to their build timeline.

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Local Motors 3D Prints Components for Their Self-Driving Vehicles

Local Motors 3D Prints Components for Their Self-Driving Vehicles

Local Motors, a new concept automotive company, designs and builds vehicles using 3D printing. They are daring to uproot and redefine the entire automotive manufacturing industry through creating a more localized approach to production. Their micro-factories design and manufacture cars right in the region they serve, a perfect fit for the supply chain advantages 3D printing brings to the table. Read their story, about how MakerBot desktop 3D printers gave them an opportunity to execute on their big ideas.