A process that uses injection molding tooling made from a water-soluble material created using additive manufacturing. The single-shot tooling is created using a projection-based vat photopolymerization device. Instead of creating a mold where the injection-molded part is removed from the tooling after each shot, the FIM tooling is dissolved in a warm solvent bath, leaving the injection-molded part. Because the tooling is dissolved, the tool design is freed from the constraints of traditional mold design. This process and material are offered by Nexa3D.
Abbreviated as FIM.
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