Case Study: Bi-Link achieves rapid, production-quality 3D-printed injection molds and parts with 3D Systems

Bi-Link Takes the No-Compromise Road to Producing 3D Printed Injection Molds and Parts

Bi-Link, a global engineering and manufacturing firm in Bloomingdale, Illinois, led by R&D director Frank Ziberna, set out to overcome widespread doubts that 3D printing could produce true injection molds and production-quality sample parts. The common objections — slow turnaround, poor quality, limited production materials, and inability to withstand heat and pressure — framed the challenge.

Using 3D Systems’ ProJet 3500 HD Max printers, VisiJet M3 materials and a proprietary tempering process, Bi-Link produces 3D-printed molds that accept customers’ actual production resins, endure 600+°F and multi-ton pressures, and achieve tight tolerances. The result: design and test cycles compressed from months to days (often a week), up to ~200 parts per mold at lower cost, and validated production-quality parts for medical and electronics customers like Teleflex.

Bi-Link

Frank Ziberna

R&D Director