Making silicone molds seems easy, but there are a lot of missteps to be made along the way that can mean the difference between a great, reusable mold, and one that’s a sad waste of silicone. If ...

Have you ever played with Rose’s metal? It’s a fusible alloy of bismuth, lead, and tin with a low melting point of around 100 °C. Historically, it’s been used as a solder for cast iron railings and ...

3D printed molds are transforming injection molding by slashing costs, speeding up production, and enabling faster design iterations. With the right materials and design, these molds can handle dozens ...

Recent advancements at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite ...