01 Aug 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool For A Large & Complex Shaped Part

3D Printed Tooling Thrives On Complexity This is a 80″ x 36″ 3D printed vacuum forming tool for a large, very complex & detailed part with no vacuum holes (100% porous tool) and was completed in 2 weeks manufacturing ...

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27 Jul EWI Additive Manufacturing Consortium- Summer 2023 Meeting

We are excited that Catalysis was invited to present at the EWI Additive Manufacturing Consortium Summer 2023 Quarterly Meeting on Thursday July 27, 2023 here in Columbus, Ohio! President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented on 3D ...

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25 Jul 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tools To Make Artwork Pieces

A different kind of project These 3D printed vacuum forming tools are for architecture marketing, making this a different type of project. These unique and nontraditional 3D printed vacuum forming tools are going to be used to make ...

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18 Jul 3D Printed Tool To Make A Plug For Composite Part Manufacturing

Fulfilling A Unique Customer Request The customer for this project requested a 3D printed tool to make the plug for composite part manufacturing. The tool has a 20 RA surface finish, with a high accuracy surface profile and cost the ...

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29 Jun Penn College 2023 Thermoforming Workshop

PRESENTING AT THE PENN COLLEGE 2023 THERMOFORMING WORKSHOP President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented on 3D Printed Thermoforming Tooling at the Penn College 2023 Thermoforming Workshop on Thursday, June 29th! View Post

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27 Jun Debunking A Common Misconception About 3D Printed Tooling

Does 3D printed tooling actually work for thermoforming? President & CEO, Darrell Stafford recently talked about a common misconception that we hear often: that 3D printed tooling doesn’t work for thermoforming. We ...

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15 Jun New CNC Machine

We’re Continuing To Expand! We are excited to have invested in a new 4’x8′ CNC machine for our 3D printed tooling bases to continue to be competitive in cost and time! View Post CATALYSIS TOOLING APPLICATIONS Learn ...

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06 Jun 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool For A VCR Collector Case

VCR Collector Case This unique 3D printed vacuum forming tool is for a VCR collector case! It has an optically clear material, will be formed with polycarb for mass production parts. Our 3D printed tools can withstand thermoforming ...

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