Design Lesson: Avoiding Undercuts in Injection Molding

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on October 7, 2020 In manufacturing, an undercut refers to a recessed surface, groove, or overhanging…

An Overview of Thermoplastic Additives

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on October 7, 2020 Thermoplastics are plastic polymers with low melting points that will melt when heated,…

Know Your Materials: Flexible Resin

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on October 5, 2020 The term “resin” can refer to both solids and liquids, but most…

Know Your Materials: SLA Tough Resin

4 years ago

Previously published on fastradius.com on September 28, 2020 Stereolithography (SLA) is an additive manufacturing process that uses photopolymerization to build plastic…

Tips for Debugging Injection Molding T1 Samples

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on September 25, 2020 Injection-molded parts can go through numerous iterations before they’re ready to go to…

Know Your Materials: Elastic Resin

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on September 24, 2020 If you’re looking to 3D print parts that mimic the properties of…

Know Your Materials: Rigid Resin

4 years ago

Previously published on fastradius.com on September 18, 2020 Stereolithography (SLA) is a 3D printing process that uses photopolymerization to build parts with high-quality…

Common ABS Materials for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

4 years ago

Previously published on fastradius.com on September 17, 2020 ABS plastics are a family of common thermoplastic resins characterized by their high-impact…

How and Why to Use Sacrificial Tooling

4 years ago

Originally published on fastradius.com on September 14, 2020 Though traditional manufacturing techniques can effectively produce basic shapes with uniform cross-sections,…