TOOLING
Design and Print Tools and Molds at a Fraction of the Cost
Traditional manufacturing methods are driven by CNC machines and injection molding machines, both of which require tools to be made, iterated, manufactured, and shipped. This entire process can take months, even with the best suppliers on the planet. With the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform, skip over the lead time and tooling costs, and create highly accurate molds, that can be tweaked on the fly. These 3D-printed tools can be printed in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost of traditional tooling and casting methods.
WHY HIGH SPEED EXTRUSION?

Cut Print Time in Half
The HSE 280i HT 3D Printer features true independent dual extruders, allowing users to print two halves of a mold at once, cutting print time in half.

Skip Lead Time
Traditional tooling manufacturing can take months to arrive. Skip the lead time and design and print tools in a matter of hours.

Reduce Capital Expenses
CapEx costs such as tooling material storage, creation of the tool, and the storage of the tool increase with every product order. With AM manufacturers can directly produce parts on the fly.
TOOLING Application

BOTTLE BLOW MOLD
Discover the benefits and weaknesses of using additive manufactured molds within the blow molding process and the reasoning behind material selection.
Recommended Materials
Essentium PA-CF
Essentium PA-CF is a carbon fiber-infused polyamide filament specially formulated for additive manufacturing. Essentium PA-CF provides exceptional strength, durability, thermal stability, and stiffness that is customary of carbon fiber materials, and is readily printable with a wide processing window, providing a highly accessible engineering-grade solution or open platform and even open-air printers.
RECOMMENDED Machines

HSE 280i HT 3D PRINTER
The HSE 280i HT 3D Printer is the first industrial 3D printer equipped with true independent dual extruders, allowing users to print two halves of molds at once.

HSE 180•ST 3D PRINTER
At five-15x faster than the competition, HSE 180•ST 3D Printer is ideal for iterating and producing molds and tools with speed and strength, at scale.
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Injection Molding vs 3D Printing: Complementary, Not Competing Technologies
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