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Great niche capabilities: Parts with no molds required - designfax.net

How often have you wondered what life would be like without having to worry about paying tooling charge after tooling charge for products in early development? Or having to work with shops in foreign countries to get tooling made and parts produced within reasonable lead times? Well, now you have a new choice — Envision Plastics and Design... [Read More]

Molds-free Fabrication Technology Permits Design Flexiblity - Jobshop.com

White Bear Lake, MN--Design flexibility and shorter lead times are among the reported benefits of a "No Molds Required" (NMR) manufacturing technology that is enabling Envision Plastics & Design to fabricate custom plastic housings without using tooling or molds. One of only a handful of companies that are currently employing NMR technology, Envision claims that its niche capability can save customers "thousands of dollars in tooling," while shaving weeks or months from development time. The company uses common materials, such as ABS, polycarbonate, and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), to fabricate custom enclosures and other plastic parts in quantities ranging from prototypes to short runs of up to 5,000 pieces. Other materials used include acrylics, PETG, and Kydex®, a high-performance thermoplastic sheet from Kleerdex Company... [Read More]