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METAL 3D PRINTING – WHY 3D PRINT METAL TOOLING?
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...
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RAPID STEEL TOOLING DURING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Rapid tooling allows teams to iterate designs faster, validate part functions earlier, and scale into production seamlessly from prototype to production.
November 13, 2024
HOW HEYCO ACCELERATES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WITH MANTLE
Hear how Heyco Products dramatically accelerates product development using Mantle’s automated toolmaking system.
November 5, 2024
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…
September 30, 2024
“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…
September 5, 2024
MANTLE SOFTWARE WALKTHROUGH
Mantle’s software automatically determines each part’s best additive and subtractive toolpath strategy. No CAM programming is required.
July 1, 2024
Mustafa Hossaini of Westec Plastics on Winning New Business with Mantle
Mustafa Hossaini of Westec Plastics speaks on how they are using Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology to win new business.
June 18, 2024
MJ Belmont of Westminster Tool on Winning New Business with Mantle
MJ Belmont of Westminster Tool shares how they use Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology to win new business.
June 18, 2024
420 STAINLESS STEEL FOR INJECTION MOLD TOOLING
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…
April 30, 2024
WINNING NEW BUSINESS WITH 3D PRINTED TOOLING: A RECAP OF THE GENERAL PATTERN WEBINAR
Marcy Krosch, VP of Sales and Marketing at General Pattern, recently shared how they use Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology for toolmaking.
April 15, 2024
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…
March 11, 2024
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…
September 26, 2023
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…
September 7, 2023
H13 TOOL STEEL
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,…
April 25, 2023
TOOLPATHING WITHOUT PROGRAMMING? IT’S POSSIBLE WITH MANTLE.
When researching 3D printing it’s common to hear a lot about a company’s materials and printing technology. But as users know, it is often the…
April 13, 2023
WHY P2X? WHY H13?
Why do we call our first tool steel P2X? Why did we choose to develop H13 tools steel? Find out!
March 11, 2023
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…
February 23, 2023
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…
February 5, 2023
WHY PASTE?
Mantle’s TrueShape technology differs from other metal 3D printing is that we supply our material in the form of a flowable paste. People often ask…
January 31, 2023
METAL 3D PRINTING – WHY 3D PRINT METAL TOOLING?
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…