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Slant 3D blog presents 3D printing as alternative to injection molding
- September 22, 2020
- News Release
- Additive Manufacturing
Slant 3D, a 3D printing print farm in Nampa, Idaho, has posted a blog that explains why 3D printing is a cheap alternative to injection molding.
3D printing has long been discussed as a potential alternative to injection molding with design advantages. But injection molding is generally considered to be a less expensive option at scale because the cost of the mold is easily amortized across the production of thousands of parts.
While that is true at the manufacturing stage, there are other factors in the supply chain that merit consideration, according to Slant 3D.
They include:
• Quicker design turnaround.
• Elimination of bad or flawed designs.
• No molding costs.
• No warehousing costs.
• Less waste and lost inventory.
• Lower assembly costs.
• 3D printing at scale is not expensive.
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