Q&A With Industry Expert: Chris Gagliano We sat down with industry expert, Chris Gagliano, Founder & President of Phoenix Plastics Consulting, LLC and Manufacturing Rep for Catalysis. Chris retired in August 2025 after 13 ...
The various 3D printed tooling applications we can provide for the automotive industry Our 3D printed tooling has found a perfect fit for various automotive applications. Here are some examples: Thermoforming Fender flares Interior ...
Tool Time With Darrell Can You Modify A Catalysis 3D Printed Thermoforming Tool? In this episode of ‘Tool Time With Darrell”, President & CEO, Darrell Stafford is discussing the answer to a common question: Can you modify ...
Catalysis Is Now Capable Of Water Cooling Our Thermoforming Tools We’ve been using water conditioned tools for foam part manufacturing tools to put heat into the tool. We are now using the same process we’ve been using ...
Tool Time With Darrell 3D Printed Tooling For Packaging In this episode of ‘Tool Time With Darrell”, President & CEO, Darrell Stafford is discussing the cost saving advantages when using a Catalysis 3D printed tool for ...
3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool For Medical Industry Training Purposes Here is a different application for a tooling project than we’ve done in the past! This tool is a patent pending 3D printed vacuum forming tool for the ...
Interchangeable 3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool For A Tray This is a fully porous interchangeable 3D printed vacuum forming tool for a tray, with 100 RA surface finish. The tool was completed in 2 weeks manufacturing time and is to ...
Tool Time With Darrell Collaborative Effort To Further Reduce Tool Cost & Time In this episode of ‘Tool Time With Darrell’, President & CEO Darrell Stafford is discussing a recent collaborative effort with a customer to ...
3D Printed Vacuum Forming Tool For a Free Standing Bath Tub This is a large 90″ x 48″ 3D printed vacuum forming tool for a free standing bath tub. It has a secondary coating for class A surface finish to form with a ...
3D Printed Thermoforming Tools For Truck Fender Flares These are 3D printed thermoforming tools for truck fender flares. We completely designed the tool, as well as printed and coated the tools. The customer decided to do the ...
