Jun 23, 2015 | Micro Insights
3-D printing still has some limitations—particularly when it comes to the resolution of many commercial 3-D printers. Check out this Qmed slideshow where MTD recounts three examples of where mainstream 3-D printing technology failed to provide the resolution needed...
Feb 12, 2015 | Micro Insights
Qualifiers for Micromolding A common question we receive at MTD is, “do I need micromolding?” A lot of times our clients find out the hard way that their components do, in fact, require micromolding to create a successful part that meets their drawing....
Mar 17, 2014 | Micro Insights
Micromolding requires expertise in all facets of the work we do – including the handling and packaging of the products we create. Many finished products that we manufacture are smaller than the white on a human fingernail. These types of products are too small...
Mar 10, 2014 | Micro Insights
Microtool processing requires the ability to create parts using amazingly small amounts of material. To put this in perspective, we’ve been called upon and have successfully created 500 individual pieces from one plastic pellet of material! Successful micromold...
Mar 3, 2014 | Micro Insights
Micromolding requires specialized micro-tooling. As the demand increases for smaller parts, smaller features on those parts and once-unimaginable tighter tolerances, the expertise required to configure and use micro-tools increases. The micromolding world, especially...
Feb 17, 2014 | Micro Insights
Micromolding is a thermal form-change method for creating very small, 3-dimensional, components having smaller features and dimensional tolerances. Micromolding is not a slightly altered version of macromolding, made to fit the micro world. The materials we use behave...
