28 Sep SPE Heavy Gauge Thermoforming Workshop

Catalysis was a sponsor at the 2022 SPE Heavy Gauge Thermoforming Workshop It was an honor to be among one of the sponsors at the 2022 SPE Heavy Gauge Thermoforming Workshop! As always, SPE Thermoforming Division hosted another ...

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20 Sep 1 Tool, 3 Different Parts

1 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool To Make 3 Different Parts A recent project we’ve completed included 1 3D printed vacuum forming tool and 3 separate 3D printed CNC trim tools to make 3 different parts. All tools were printed ...

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09 Aug 3D Printed Dunnage Packaging With A Very Complex Shape

Check Out The Complexity Of This Tool! This is a 3D printed dunnage packaging tool with a very complex shape. Even with the complexity of the tool, it only had a 2-4 hour print time, delivered to the customer in 2 weeks. THE ...

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26 Jul 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool With A Very Thin Cross Suction Lip & A Deep Draw

Thin Cross Suction Lip & A Deep Draw The customer for this project had confidence in our tooling strength to make a 3D printed vacuum forming tool with a very thin cross suction lip that won’t break during forming and with ...

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30 Jun Presentation At Penn College of Technology Thermoforming Workshop

President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented at Penn College of Technology Thermoforming Workshop Penn College of Technology is a recognized leader in the thermoforming industry and Catalysis was honored to be one of the ...

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28 Jun Designing A 3D Printed Tool By Reverse Engineering A Ren Wood Tool

We reverse engineered a ren wood tool to make a 3D printed tool Customer came to us with this ren wood tool that has: Clear delamination 2 parts needed to be glued back together  Gaps in some places after usage It’s important ...

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03 May 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool With A Very Deep Draw

We made a 3D printed tool with a 50″ deep draw This is a 35″ x 38″ 3D printed vacuum forming tool with a very deep draw of 50″. The porosity of our tool helped with part quality because it allows the customer ...

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