A manufacturer of plastic molded medical device components provides concept review, rapid prototype design, material selection, component assembly and packaging, and sterilization-management services.

Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal: 3D printing. This disruptive technology has great promise for rapid ...

These prototypes serve as invaluable assets for design verification and testing before full-scale production. Industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical, among others, leverage CNC machining ...

Proto Labs Inc. is expanding its capabilities past its historical prototyping specialty over the next five years to conform to customers' more "traditional" processing and full-service production ...

The ZBuilder Ultra makes high-end functional plastic prototypes. The unit is said to rival injection molding’s accuracy, material properties, detail, and surface finish. The machine lets users verify ...

There are thousands of plastics on the market that can be used for rapid prototyping or low-volume manufacturing—choosing the right one for a given project can be overwhelming, especially for ...

“The clients we work with whose parts must meet various certifications – UL, FAA, and MIL-spec, among others – need to have a ‘real’ part to test against their real-world challenges. RPM facilitates ...

Extruder Intek Plastics, based in Hastings, MN, has acquired injection molding company Five Star Plastics, located in Eau Claire, WI. Both companies are family-owned. Intek said that the acquisition ...

Zhongshan, China — There's data. There's automation. And then there's intelligent manufacturing. And woe unto the management team that confuses them, says new CEO David Hunter at China's Star Rapid ...

Nicolet Plastics LLC, a Wisconsin-based custom plastic injection molder providing manufacturing and engineering support for a range of industries, today announced the addition of a 360-ton two-shot ...