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Moulding and casting
Tooling, amortisation and the arithmetic of short and long runs.
When to switch from 3D printing to injection moulding
Find the quantity where a mould beats printing: a worked break-even with a table, the sensitivity to tool cost and print price, and what besides price should decide.
Moulding and castingVacuum casting vs injection moulding for low volumes
Silicone moulds or a hard tool? How vacuum casting and injection moulding compare on cost, lead time and quality for tens to hundreds of parts, with a worked break-even.
Moulding and castingInjection moulding cost: tooling, cycle time, resin and the break-even
How an injection moulded part is priced: the tool, the cycle, the resin and the setup, with a worked example of tool amortisation across four batch sizes.
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