3D printing and mold advantages and disadvantages (2)
One of the big reasons for using 3D printed molds is their low cost. Production level machined mold makers typically cost $6,000 or more, meaning that a $1,000 printed mold is a like-for-like comparison. However, this analogy is inaccurate, as the cost of a printed mold is usually evaluated only in terms of material consumption and does not take into account labor, assembly and mounting, injection systems, and hardware molds.
2024-06-12