Hybrid Molds

Hybrid Mold tooling typically starts with a CNC cut aluminum cavity or part. An Stereolithography (SLA) model is then nested into the cavity and the core side of the tool is cast against the cavity using a high temp aluminum filled mass cast resin. These tools typically offer a low volume of parts but have a good “A side” appearance.  Features on the B side of the part are formed using metal inserts created from our DMLS machines, thus giving the features excellent functional properties.