ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 3D
Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced that three leading
mold-making shops - Allegiance Mold, Liberty Molds, Inc., and
Synergy MouldWorks, Inc.—have addressed market demand for more
complex and successful injection mold tooling through the
deployment of 3D Systems' Cimatron® integrated
CAD/CAM software. Cimatron software is drawing renewed interest
from customers building complex tools as it enables them to move
straight from design to the shop floor, ultimately allowing for
improved mold design time and time to delivery by up to 50% and 20%
respectively. This integrated CAD/CAM software is on the leading
edge of helping mold-making firms optimize their shop floors and
end-to-end manufacturing workflows, delivering profitability and
significant productivity improvements.
Allegiance Mold Accelerates Prototype and Production Tooling
Lead Times
Allegiance Mold, LLC is an injection mold
manufacturer that specializes in delivering prototype and
production tooling with short lead times. Based in Portage, Michigan, Allegiance Mold has
established a niche in the mold-making market for building
high-quality, complex injection molds about 50% faster than the
competition by implementing Cimatron integrated and dedicated
CAD/CAM software for tooling.
"The biggest benefit that I see is that we're using the same
software to design the tool in the office as we are using to
machine the tool in the shop," said Dave
VanDeLaare, senior mold designer, Allegiance Mold. "We use
Cimatron for designing and machining because there's no translation
errors. It goes from my office right out to the shop floor and the
guys can start programming within minutes of me putting it out
there. That's a huge time saving."
Synergy MouldWorks Improves Upfront Design Timeline for
Complex Tooling
Synergy MouldWorks, Inc. is an
injection mold maker and custom machining shop that specializes in
higher-complexity, tighter-tolerance tooling for medical,
automotive, and consumer goods including cap and closure, food
packaging, and cosmetics. Located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, it reduced its
mold delivery time by up to 20% and improved its customer service
by offering close, up-front collaboration for better tooling design
when it implemented Cimatron integrated CAD/CAM software.
"We've got mold design, product design, and NC all in one
software product. It's one-stop shopping," said Cory Robertson, president, Synergy MouldWorks.
"Transitioning to Cimatron allowed us to create a new specialty at
the shop and be nimbler and more flexible in how we accommodate
part changes without extending the overall delivery time. It's been
a huge business advantage."
Cimatron software by 3D Systems is a dedicated solution for
tooling and addresses the entire tool-making process—from quoting,
to design, to applying engineering changes, to NC programming. The
access to CAD and CAM capabilities with the latest simulation tools
in one software platform allows mold makers to reduce design and
delivery time and become more productive.
Liberty Molds Eliminates Errors and Cuts Design Time in
Half
Liberty Molds, Inc. is a custom injection mold
shop located in Portage, Michigan
that uses Cimatron software by 3D Systems to design and manufacture
complex, high-tolerance, custom prototype and production tooling.
Liberty Molds simplified its stable of software products by
replacing three software solutions with Cimatron integrated CAD/CAM
software. In turn, Cimatron enabled the shop to eliminate
translation errors, resulting in significant cost savings and
hundreds of hours saved on re-work.
"Cimatron makes it too easy for us to do a good job -- right
from the design into programming," said Brian Scott, president, Liberty Molds. "In
many cases, we've improved our build time by four weeks because
translation errors are no longer holding us back."
Although integrated CAD/CAM software has been around for years,
the influx of complex part requests is necessitating a simpler way
to design and manufacture molds for complex parts. In order
for customers to be successful at this, they need the right design
and analysis tools combined with NC for tooling capabilities.
Additionally, more mold makers are adopting conformal cooling
channel design for inserts and tools and combine it with the
traditional design in relevant areas of the mold, to achieve more
consistent cooling of the mold. Cimatron integrated CAD/CAM
software delivers expert toolsets for conformal cooling designs
plus interactive simulations to determine areas of the design where
conformal cooling can assist. These tools validate the design for
cooling efficiency, injection-molded part quality, and overall
injection cycle time reduction— providing another way to accelerate
profitability of a job. Cimatron by 3D Systems provides mold
makers with the automation, and dedicated tools for their
respective needs.
"Mold makers have undergone a significant transformation and
come out successfully on the other side powered by our engineering
software portfolio, which is focused on improving customer
productivity and creating new revenue streams," said Radhika Krishnan, senior vice president,
software and healthcare solutions, 3D Systems. "We're constantly
looking for new ways to innovate at 3D Systems and our Cimatron
software provides our customers with the time savings to generate a
competitive edge and the confidence to take on any tooling
challenge their customers present to them."
3D Systems' Cimatron integrated CAD/CAM solution provides a full
range of NC technologies from simple 2.5 axis milling and drilling
to complex 5-axis machining and micro milling. Cimatron is designed
to address the entire tool making process — from quoting to design,
applying engineering changes and NC programming. This enables
tool and mold makers to deliver higher quality tools at lower cost
with shorter cycle times.
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About 3D Systems
More than 30 years ago, 3D Systems
brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing
industry. Today, as the leading AM solutions company, it empowers
manufacturers to create products and business models never before
possible through transformed workflows. This is achieved with the
Company's best-of-breed digital manufacturing ecosystem - comprised
of plastic and metal 3D printers, print materials, on-demand
manufacturing services and a portfolio of end-to-end manufacturing
software. Each solution is powered by the expertise of the
company's application engineers who collaborate with customers to
transform manufacturing environments. 3D Systems' solutions address
a variety of advanced applications for prototyping through
production in markets such as aerospace, automotive, medical,
dental and consumer goods. More information on the company is
available at www.3dsystems.com.
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