SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 23, 2023
Mantle, the leader in metal 3D printing for toolmaking, announced the release of its High-Precision Shaping package today. The package, which includes 0.006” and 0.010” ball mill cutting tools and automated toolpathing software, enables tool rooms to automate their toolmaking process by producing sharp corners and edges without requiring EDM operations. By eliminating EDM and other toolmaking operations, Mantle helps tool rooms reduce the time required to produce mold tools by up to 75%.
6 thou ball endmill with printed Mantle part
Mantle’s TrueShape™ technology combines 3D printing of its tool steel pastes with traditional CNC machining to refine the shape of printed tools and deliver accuracy, surface finish, and tool steel properties unmatched in the metal 3D printing industry. Mantle’s 3D printer is built on a trusted CNC platform and utilizes multiple cutting mills to refine the shape of the printed tool while it is still in a soft state. Mantle’s new High-Precision Shaping package enables tool rooms to produce tools with radii under 0.003″, a 70% improvement compared to the .010″ radii previously attainable, thereby eliminating more of the costly and time-consuming EDM operations of traditional toolmaking.
Mantle’s software automatically generates all toolpaths, 6 thou ball endmill toolpaths shown here
“Mantle allows us to offer production-grade tooling to our customers in prototype time,” remarked Eric Derner, Technical Sales Applications Engineer at Nicolet Plastics, an injection molder. “Mantle will allow us to reduce our need for offshore tooling, which introduces scheduling and supply chain risk, with comparable pricing. With Mantle’s H13 tool steel and new High-Precision Shaping capabilities, we can print tools in-house and deliver complex molded parts to our customers weeks faster than before.”
Mantle will demonstrate its software and exhibit tools printed with its new High-Precision Shaping capabilities in booth 1416 at the Plastics Technology Expo in Rosemont, Illinois, from March 28th to 30th.
About Mantle
Mantle is the leading provider of precision metal 3D printing technology for toolmaking. Mantle’s TrueShape™ produces tools that have the accuracy, surface finish, and tool steel properties required for demanding tooling applications. Tools made with Mantle’s technology have produced millions of parts while reducing lead times by 75% and costs by 50%. Mantle is headquartered in San Francisco, California. To learn more, visit mantle3D.com.
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Ethan Rejto
Director of Marketing
ethan.rejto@mantle3d.com
978 844 3161
Mantle
1950 Cesar Chavez
San Francisco, CA 94124
USA
mantle3d.com
