Horizontal Injection Mold Tools

DMLS® eliminates traditional design-for-manufacture constraints because 3D models drive 400W lasers to fuse micro-layers of powder together in linear and organic shapes. Since the DMLS® part is grown layer by layer, in tens of thousands of layers, complex internal geometries, conformal cooling channels, micro-channels, latticed and honeycombed designs, and free-form shapes are all easily manufacturable. Conformal cooling channels greatly improve part production efficiencies and allow designers to incorporate varied wall thicknesses and part improvements that were confined by traditional mold tool linear cooling line limitations.

DMLS® produces final production quality mold cores and cavities that can be finished just like machined or cast parts. With i3DMFG™’s DMLS® production, injection molders can now offer their clients tool design, manufacture, and part production in as little as 3 weeks. The process is all on-shore, protecting customer designs and costly tool change time and shipping.

Vertical Injection Mold Tools

DMLS® in aluminum and tool steel allows i3DMFG™ to 3D print Morgan Press mold blocks in days and post process to any finish requirements for up to 30% less than CNC molds. Typically, the more complex the cavity requirements, the more economical the DMLS® process will be. With densities approaching 100%, any traditional post-process finish is possible. Printed held tolerances up to +/- 0.002 enable precise design manufacturing with the option to add material and post process to even tighter tolerances but from a much closer starting point than typically seen in traditional machine or cast parts, thereby reducing costly hand-finish costs. The process is all on-shore, protecting customer designs and costly tool change time and shipping.

Interchangeable Core/Cavity Blocks                         

i3DMFG™ utilizies EOS M280, M290 and M400.4 DMLS® machines. As an official Material Process Applications (MPA) for EOS, i3DMFG™ prides itself on its DMLS® material and 3D print application innovations. Our interchangeable mold tool core/cavity universal base provides injection molders flexibility in switching out core/cavities in small and medium batch runs at economical tooling and change-over costs.

With the latest, highest quality equipment i3DMFG™ is able to achieve densities at nearly 100%, allowing for any finish requirements to the various 3D printed core/cavities. Lattice and honeycomb designs specially tailored for optimal part cooling and heating add more value to the mold block design options. Injection molders can offer their clients tool design, manufacture, and part production in as little as 3 weeks. The process is all on-shore, protecting customer designs and costly tool change time and shipping.