print2mold® – injection molding with 3D printing toolsWear parts cost as much as 80% less and are 70% faster to make than with conventional tool production

In the print2mold® service, we produce individual injection-moulded parts from our iglidur® materials. Here, we use 3D printed moulds, which leads to significant savings. Furthermore, the parts can be delivered within two weeks.

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Injection moulding cost calculation for wear-resistant polymers

Calculate total price including tool costs and delivery time in just three steps

1. Create 3D model and export to STEP/STP format

Use CAD software or our undefined to create the 3D model. Can't find the right file?

Load sample model and test

2. Upload 3D model online for price calculation

Simply drag and drop the STEP/STP file or select it from a folder. Filter according to requirements or scroll to p2m method and undefined.

3. Calculate costs and request a quote online

You will immediately be shown the prices, the delivery time and themanufacturabilityand can request a quote without obligation or forward the complete configuration by e-mail.

Abrasion-resistant injection-moulded parts from additively manufactured moulds

NEW: print2mold® 2.0 – further cost reduction thanks to improved tooling system

Up to 80% more cost-effective than machined tools
Online feasibility check: undercuts and wall thicknesses
Calculate service life online
10,000 and more parts per tool
More than 50 low-wear special plastics available (also for special characteristics such as conductivity, underwater use, KTW compliance, high temperature, etc.)
Delivery time starts at two weeks

We are happy to advise you regarding choice of material, design and manufacturing

Injection moulding tool for small series made with 3D printing moulds

Rapid tooling with 3D printed injection moulding tool

The fast manufacturing of injection moulding tools with 3D printing allows for fast, cost-effective production of prototypes close to volume production and small volumes made with injection moulding. This might not replace the costly manufacturing of machined injection moulding tools - but such tools are profitable only for batch sizes of more than 10,000. In addition to the cost advantage, injection moulding with additively manufactured tools is much faster - on average, six business days are enough to finish tools and parts.

Another advantage of the print2mold procedure is the fast and easy cost calculation for injection moulding in the freely available online tool. Users can see the total price and price per unit (including tool costs), but also manufacturing time for the entire project. First, the online tool automatically checks the design for print2mold procedure suitability so that any additional cost (such as for mechanical rework) can be identified immediately and included in the calculation.

When the model has been uploaded and the desired material chosen (the option of filtering according to requirements enables you to identify the perfect material), the complete configuration can be requested immediately or forwarded easily for further review.

Customer application examples

3D-printed injection moulding tool

3D-printed plain bearings with special geometry prevent unwanted rotation and thus too much friction

3D printed tools for plain bearings with complex geometries

In the development phase of an industrial, AI-controlled waste separation system, ZenRobotics, a Finnish company was looking for plain bearings that could handle a linear speed of 3m/s. The geometry had to be suitable for the grooved aluminium axles on which they are mounted. The 3D printing process allowed the plain bearings with their complex geometry to be produced and tested in a short time. In the next step, injection moulding tools were manufactured additively with print2mold to take advantage of injection moulding's material diversity.

Metal injection moulding tool from the 3D printer

50% more cost-effective - injection moulding tools from the 3D printer

The print2mold process, in which injection moulding tools can be 3D printed in a very short time, greatly reduced the cost of a small-series tool for a ball bearing cage. In addition to a 50-fold reduction in the price of the prototype tool, the print2mold process reproduced the complex ball bearing cage geometry without great difficulty.