Silicone rubber has many applications, from hearing aids to handles and grips on consumer goods. This report provides an overview of 3D printed tooling for silicone part production, including two part injection molds, overmolds, compression molds, and eggshell molds.
These methods can be employed for the prototyping of soft silicone products, small-batch production of customer beta units, or production of custom end-use goods using a Formlabs 3D printer:
Included in the Silicone Part Production White Paper
This white paper provides a step-by-step guide on 3D printed tooling for silicone part production, with best practices and customer case studies:
- A step-by-step guide is provided for producing a silicone keychain with an encapsulated Apple AirTag.
- Employing mold design best practices from several Formlabs product design customers.
- Formlabs also present information about successful material workflows from Formlabs users, including silicone-resin compatibility and recommended mold releases for both tin and platinum cure silicones.
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