The Hidden Costs of 3D Printing: What Engineers Should Know

“Let’s build our parts in-house”, they said.


The Hidden Costs of 3D Printing: What Engineers Should Know
The ability of having complete control over the prototyping process, the freedom to iterate on designs at will, and the fun of seeing your CAD models materialize right before your eyes is an exciting concept.

But as with all good things, it’s important to realize the challenges that come with it and what to do next…
 

Injection Molding vs Multi-Jet Fusion for Part Production

Comparing costs and use cases


Injection Molding vs Multi-Jet Fusion for Part Production

"MJF's powder bed technology allows parts to be produced quickly while having mechanical properties and surface finishes suitable for production. Previous additive manufacturing methods have failed to meet these criteria."

- Doug Campell, President | SICAM

SICAM Partners With Amloid Toys to Help Triple Sales


SICAM Partners With Amloid Toys to Help Triple Sales
At SICAM, we continue to perfect our 3D printing processes and technology, building on over three decades of history and expertise in the industry. However, we also proud to help other companies success through our rapid prototyping services, like short-run injection molding. One particular case is toymaker Amloid. While they’re a huge company, partnering with Tonka and Crayola, Amloid is a family-owned company with a history of manufacturing dating back to 1916.
Although Amloid had enjoyed immense achievements through its years in the toy market, they were suffering from rapid prototyping issues that were hindering their growth and impeding their sales. That where SICAM came in. Let’s take a look at this case study and see how we were able to help Amloid triple their sales and continue to further secure their foothold in the children’s toy industry.

When your prototype has to be Glass Filled Nylon


When your prototype has to be Glass Filled Nylon
Challenge:

Prototypes are required for product testing and 3D printed parts may not be adequate. In some requirements, prototypes must be made from the production material, in this case glass filled nylon. Part geometry must be the same as the final production parts so that the test results are valid. Actual production material for prototype testing is needed before commitment to high volume injection molds.

Bridge Tooling - One tool 3 Destinations

Tired of delays in time to market from prototyping to having parts approved for production?


Bridge Tooling - One tool 3 Destinations

For the majority of our customers the prototyping phase is only the beginning of the journey towards production.  A word of caution if you are using aluminum tooling (soft tooling) for your prototypes then the journey starts anew once you head into the development of “hard tooling”.  However, if you had used SICAM’s Bridge Tooling the move towards production is a smooth transition.

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