How Additive Manufacturing Can Produce Faster Than Injection Molding!

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7 ай бұрын

Discover the fascinating world of additive manufacturing and explore how it outpaces traditional injection molding in terms of speed and efficiency! In this video, we delve into the innovative realm of 3D printing, showcasing its ability to revolutionize production timelines and streamline the manufacturing process.
🚀 Key Highlights:
Learn the secrets behind additive manufacturing's rapid production capabilities.
Explore real-world examples demonstrating the speed advantages over injection molding.
Understand how 3D printing enhances design flexibility and reduces time-to-market.
Gain insights into the cost-effectiveness and resource efficiency of additive manufacturing.
Whether you're a seasoned industry professional or a curious enthusiast, this video provides valuable insights into the cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of manufacturing. Don't miss out-click play and join us on a journey through the exciting realm of additive manufacturing! 🌐✨
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@malloot9224 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely fire video! Thank you so much for this, this is what KZfaq is made for, this information is very valuable so I am glad you decided to share it. ❤

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@GardenOfFigs 20 күн бұрын

7:00 ONE PUNCH MAN 👊

@Merit-3D 3 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@bobwatson1895 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video, i am seriously considering resin 3d printing now for low run product I have. But I only see Black available for your resins, is that the only choice?

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Black is the most common. We do have other colors also like white, clear and gray. If you fill out the form on merit3d.com then we can answer any other questions you may have

@Wildman88 6 ай бұрын

Looks real interesting and love the video! Few questions: 1. What is the 55gal drum on its side doing? Is that bulk IPA? And the plastic bag around the top lid, what's that doing? 2. On those cure units, it looks like there are only UV lights on the rear and bottom. Do the parts on the front of the build plate cure equally compared to the parts on the rear or say the middle? Or do you rotate the build plate halfway through? 3. The "blow-peel" technology that Photocentric has, is that like a puff of air underneath the FEP as the build head lifts up? 4. Do you see consistent Z heights across a build plate that large?

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

55 gallon drum is what our resin comes in many times You may have to turn your parts to get even cure. Yes it is just back and bottom. Yes and yes on the blowpeel and z height question. They are pretty accurate.

@gauravtoshniwal1106 5 ай бұрын

Can you compare the cost per piece in both the cases? Is there any economical advantage for high volumes?

@Merit-3D 5 ай бұрын

Yes. Video coming soon.

@The3Kway 7 ай бұрын

What resins are you using to replace the plastic of injection molding?

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

There are a number of materials we use! You can check our materials page on merit3D.com. We have helped to develop with many companies resin formulations that are close to ABS and nylon plastics. Others are coming. Thanks!

@aidanm5913 6 ай бұрын

Do you think theres a lot of potential growth with the TYPE of resin that is used?

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Every day we are adding new customers so they are liking it.

@emtiv334 Ай бұрын

I'd like to know how to invest in things like this. I'm 48 years old. I've spent 30 years in an automotive factory repairing CNC machines. Our Jigs and Fixtures department has started 3D printing parts for machines and it's been incredibly beneficial for us. We've even 3D printed pistons that have been ran in internal combustion engines. It's amazing what can be done these days.

@Merit-3D Ай бұрын

Sounds like you know much about 3D. It is growing and being adopted much. If we can help with any mass production projects just let us know. 😊

@carliusanders 6 ай бұрын

Great to see!

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ricardrinaldo4791 7 ай бұрын

What resins are you mainly using?

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

We have many resins from photocentric, Henkel/loctite and BASF that we use. If you have a specific property like rubber or impact resistant, we can recommend many types that we use

@AngriestAmerican 6 ай бұрын

And get this, you can change your design on the GO and reprint

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@arthurny3914 5 ай бұрын

Overall great vid, always nice to see "progress". I do worry about the fact that companies are doing with AM things that, in some ways, leveraging it "incorrectly". Sure I can make a stake in my microwave doesn't mean it's a good idea. Until it really starts to get absorbed the whole DFAM methodology it's just doing more of the same. Again I'm all for AM but it should be done in ways that make the most use not the same ole same....

@Merit-3D 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. We do agree shay taking advantages of additive manufacturing. Design capabilities in one benefit. Our need was to bypass injection molding because molds have been a huge hinder ment in design to production speed and not being able to easy modify design after our molds are made. I would invite to keep your mind open as your need may be different than others. DFAM is huge in getting price down for us but not the main driver for mass production for our customers.

@MKsadchild 6 ай бұрын

Nice! Can you talk about getting customers like this? I'm trying to run my business in Poland and I can't find a way to get customers like yours.

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Cost is king. Most 3D printing companies are making 1000% on their parts. If you want to do msss production, you make margins similar to injection molding. It’s not something the 3D printing world is used to but this is a big step towards more mass production.

@MKsadchild 6 ай бұрын

@@Merit-3D thanks!

@Rir461 23 күн бұрын

Are the printed parts UV resistant?

@Merit-3D 23 күн бұрын

Depends on the material. We have some materials that do amazing in UV and others that do not…

@daves5680 7 ай бұрын

Yo guy, your gloves gotta rip there.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

😮Thanks😂

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

Exactly your comparing the speed of 60 machines to one. All plastics have flexibility even glass and carbon fiber fills. It is common practice now days to us inserts in place of sliders to produce undercuts. You can use dissolving inserts even tpu and pull it after molding to produce the same part. It has more to do with engineering and product design. On cell phone cases we use a 3 piece insert to produce a roughly 1/4 undercut you simply pull the insert after molding. But none the less you are still talking about how 60 machines are faster than 1 and the cost of the mold is likely close or less than the price of the sla printers used.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

We don't use 60 machines. We used closer to 15-20... But regardless the price of our printer doesn't influence the cost for our customers, whereas every mold does, so it can't really be used as an argument against us. Our sister company had to pay 500k for a mold before we were founded, which is more than what we've had to pay for our machines...

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

@@Merit-3Dexactly like you said in your video you used 15-20 machines that cost 400,000 dollars. You could literally buy two injection molding machines and the molds for half the cost of the printers used. If you went with spin casting the same part could be made in a fraction of the time at a much lower cost. A spin casting complete setup new 12k less than the cost of one printer. A spincaster with resin Able to produce 2-250 parts per 30 seconds. As for injection molding the cost of a mold and molding machine would still cost roughly half of what the printers did. In your video you said 1 injection mold with roughly 100 cavities would do the same but you are using 15-20 machines meaning 2 machines would far surpass the speed of all the printers used making it again cheaper to injection mold.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

Those 2 injection molding machines will only make one part… ever… Our investment of more 3D machines makes it so our customers don’t have to invest in injection molding. Most customers don’t have 400K for molds or 3D machines. Thanks for your comments.

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

@@Merit-3D your machines cost 400k you can buy a used injection molding machine for less than 5k. The average price of a mold is 5-10k maybe shop around. Also the plastic used can be used uv stabilized unlike the printing resins available now and will far out last any lcd print. Once you have a machine your possibilities are no longer dependent on a third party such as your company. You can still even buy a cnc and make your own molds at a fraction of the price.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

👍

@gremlinsports 6 ай бұрын

Your not eating the cost Your paying for them making parts. The point is the video is misleading. Its not faster nor cheaper than injection molding. A decent shop could make inserts and a mold in less than a couple hours. Blank molds are readily available and cheap not 10's of thousands close to 600 bucks well say double for machining. Molding shops run your mold and charge by quantity of parts. They still don't have to have the machines and still get it cheaper more reliable and safer. However the bonus is if they bought the machines they would be able to produce their own parts and have sustainability in the long run as their own company.

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Not everyone has to understand the world is changing! Some will adopt early, others won't! It's up to you to do the research now that you have the questions!

@Faysalariss 7 ай бұрын

You can't directly compare them you have to look at one aspect. Price per piece for low quantities is lower for 3d printing, but with thousandths injection molding is usually the way to go. Injection molding machines are much smaller compared to an entire print farm. The materials and intricacies you can do in each also differ. Also for very small pieces 3d printing could make sense, but for much larger pieces like the orange thing you showed being injection molded it would take so long to be 3d printed its only worth it for a handful of them.

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

I never said 3d printing can't make sense. Merely pointing out he is using 60 machines and saying its faster than one machine. At the same time the printers they are using cost close to what the injection molds cost. Large platform sla printers aren't cheap. They also have problems with the saftey of the resins depending on the product it could be a real liability.on small parts like those the molding time is closer to 20 -30 seconds from my experience

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments. You are right in so many aspects. This video we were just comparing small parts to injection molding and speed. Of course there are many other aspects like footprint, agility and many others but we were just comparing speed of small parts.

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

You could also spincast them with a pourable resin in less time and at a fraction of the cost. Maybe 500 a minute in a silicone mold on a single machine costing a quarter of on of sla printers.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

A one time cost for 3D machines and you can produce what ever design our customers want. One time purchase with an injection mold will only make the one part. Additive is not for everyone and we are totally fine with that. Also our customers do not have any up front cost now. Thanks for your comments.

@gremlinsports 7 ай бұрын

Alot of this video is misleading. You are comparing 1 injection mold to an entire print farm the same number of molding machines can in fact produce them faster. Also injection molding can do undercuts look at a snap container lid. You can also use inserts of soluble material to take care of undercuts.

@Merit-3D 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, undercuts on a lid are possible because the material is PP or PET which has flex and not a big under cut. For and injection molding machine to have undercuts, it has to have room for the slider to move out of the way before the A B cavity can separate. This part is not moldable without any modifications. Regardless this video was to just compare speed of additive manufacturing to injection molding.

@malloot9224 6 ай бұрын

The thing is, this printer farm cost about the same as a bunch of moulds would, but moulds are written off much faster then these printers. So the production speed is there as well as the economy. Not to mention the insane flexibility offered

@gremlinsports 6 ай бұрын

@@malloot9224 you can purchase an injection mold for 5k for a simple mold lasting 100,000s of parts, the company having these made is making 1 part. The flexibility makes no difference to the company these are being made for. Right now you can purchase an injection molding machine a cnc mill and mold pre made for less than one of the printers being used.

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Yes but since we are doing the manufacturing there is no machine cost for our customers. There would be a mold cost though if they were going that way. We eat the cost of the machines so you don’t have to invest in any machines or molds.

@Merit-3D 6 ай бұрын

Also we only mass manufacture parts, we do not accept one offs... We had an order for over 1 million parts last year, the unofficial world record for most 3d printed parts ordered. Change is coming, but not everyone has to accept that.