You’ve likely seen many tutorials on making silicone parts using 3D printed molds online. The vast majority of these methods use a simple pour method to fill the mold. This relies on careful degassing ...

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

An all-electric Roboshot machine will mold a medical membrane part out of liquid silicone rubber on the show floor.

At BIOMEDevice Boston at the Boston Convention & Expo Center, March 26-27, 2014, Proto Labs will announce that their liquid silicone rubber injection molding process is now available through their ...

The challenge to rapidly create high-performance products withthe fewest components is common among device designers and the manufacturersthat produce them. One solution is to create single-molded ...

High Consistency Rubber (HCR) silicone injection molding requires special considerations to manufacture quality parts. The selection of the press, mold design, and gate design are integral to success.

Maximizing the benefits of high consistency rubber silicone for injection molding and leveraging its versatility requires special considerations to manufacture quality parts. As with organic polymer ...

This micromolded filter features more than 76-µm squares. Though molding is a tried and true method for manufacturing many medical devices, the climate of the industry is shifting slightly. Whereas ...

A precision assembly is helping ease incontinence and other medical problems caused by a variety of gynecologic conditions, including prolapse. Engineers at MedPlast (Elkhorn, WI) developed a new ...

Injection molding enables device makers to produce complex components with good part-to-part integrity, but choosing the right material and process is critical. Drew Rogers Injection molding is a ...