Silicone rubber finds many applications from hearing aids, to product handles and grips, to custom entertainment makeup effects. Across industries, 3D printed mold tooling for silicone part production lowers the barrier to including soft goods in a designer or company’s portfolio. 3D printed tooling can be employed for prototyping soft goods, small batch production, or production of custom end-use goods.
In this webinar, you get to learn from a detailed example of a gravity-filled injection overmold printed with Formlabs Clear Resin, used to produce a silicone keychain with an embedded Apple AirTag. We incorporated expert guidance from Formlabs customers OXO, Glassboard Product Development, Dame Products, PSYONIC, and more. We also discuss how to select a mold type for your application, as well as silicone-resin compatibility and other silicone casting best practices.
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Analisa is a member of the Partnerships + Community Team at Formlabs, where she works closely with customers to tell their workflow stories in the form of both educational and inspirational online content. Analisa has a background in materials science (MIT ’08 and UIUC ’14) with a focus on desktop fabrication techniques. Prior to joining Formlabs, she worked as lead developer of Circuit Scribe, a conductive ink pen with applications in education, art, and circuit prototyping.
Juliette conducts research on 3D printing workflows for engineering and manufacturing. Her goal is to develop and promote new 3D printing applications for various industries. Her scope of work includes collaborations with customers, inhouse testing, and knowledge transfer through the creation of technical content and training. Previously, she worked in the Open Innovation group at GE Power. She has a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and carried out research on nano-3D printing at UC Berkeley.
