Tooling components—like cavities, cores, gate inserts, sprue bushings, and more used in injection molding, metal injection molding, and die-casting processes—are among the fastest-growing applications for...
Reduce Mold Tooling Lead Time with Automation: How Molders Can Speed Up Production and Win More Business
Molders cut tooling lead times by up to 75% with Mantle’s automated toolmaking system. Build H13 steel tools faster and win more business with quicker turnarounds.
Investing in Injection Mold Tooling Innovation is Key to Reshoring Success
Reshoring success depends a shift toward smarter, flexible manufacturing. Injection mold tooling automation removes production bottlenecks and overcomes labor shortages, making reshoring more viable.
Accelerate Product Development with Faster Tooling to Gain a Competitive Advantage
Automated tooling solutions help accelerate product development by rapidly producing mold tooling — without OEMs sacrificing quality, reliability, or control.
Rapid tooling allows teams to iterate designs faster, validate part functions earlier, and scale into production seamlessly from prototype to production.
HOW WESTMINSTER TOOL CUT TOOLING LEAD TIMES BY 4 WEEKS FOR A LEADING MEDICAL DEVICE OEM
Hillary Thomas, VP of Sales and Marketing at Westminster Tool, joined Ethan Rejto, Director of Marketing at Mantle, to discuss how Westminster Tool is using…
“With the Mantle Machine, We Can Do It”: How Heyco Products Adopted Metal 3D Printing to Bring Products to Market Faster
Learn how Heyco Products uses Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology for toolmaking to accelerate product development, reduce lead times, solve labor challenges, and increase toolroom…
Injection mold tooling utilizes a variety of different materials depending on the given application. Some tools may experience considerable heat, pressure, and abrasion during the…
TOOL STEELS AND INJECTION MOLDING: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
Injection mold tooling utilizes a variety of different materials depending on the given application. Some tools may experience considerable heat, pressure, and abrasion during the…
ADDRESSING TOOLING LABOR SHORTAGES WITH TECHNOLOGY
One of the top challenges facing the toolmaking industry is labor. As COVID-19 proved how fragile the international supply chain is, we currently see the…
DESIGNED FOR THE SHOP FLOOR: NINE WAYS MANTLE IS EASY TO DEPLOY AND USE IN YOUR TOOLROOM
Mantle is the only metal 3D printing technology that is designed specifically for precision tooling. This means printing tools with the accuracy, surface finish, and…
Conformal cooling has historically offered great promise for the injection molding industry but comes with manufacturing challenges. This white paper explores the advantages of conformal…
Often considered the workhorse of tooling materials, H13 tool steel has established itself as a common injection mold tooling material, known for its high hardness,…
HOW MANTLE’S MATERIAL PERFORMS IN STANDARD EDM & WELDING OPERATIONS
Mantle’s TrueShape™ process produces 3D printed metal parts with a surface finish of 1-3 μm Ra, which is comparable to that obtained from CNC machining…
HOW MANTLE’S MATERIALS PERFORM IN STANDARD POLISHING & TEXTURING OPERATIONS
How well can 3D printed tool components from Mantle’s technology be polished and textured? To answer this question, we worked with industry leaders who performed…
Tooling components—like cavities, cores, gate inserts, sprue bushings, and more used in injection molding, metal injection molding, and die-casting processes—are among the fastest-growing applications for…
