{"id":54857,"date":"2024-03-19T11:44:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?post_type=ntv_events&#038;p=54857"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:32:43","slug":"achieving-quality-additive-production-that-rivals-injection-molding","status":"publish","type":"ntv_events","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/events\/achieving-quality-additive-production-that-rivals-injection-molding\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR: Beyond the Mold &#8211; Achieving Quality Additive Production That Rivals Injection Molding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Injection molding is one of the largest manufacturing methods used today, worth an estimated $187B in 2022. But did you know that additive manufacturing can rival or even replace this production method?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In our next webinar, taking place on April 18th, Andy Harkison, Director of Product Management, and AJ Frisell, Advanced Application Engineer, from Evolve Additive Solutions, will join us in this next webinar for a discussion on why STEP is a viable additive alternative to injection molding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the very beginning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/evolve-additive-solutions-step-technology-agile-production-260220244\/\">Evolve\u2019s STEP (Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process) Technology<\/a> was developed specifically for production applications and scale. This presentation will include an analysis and comparison of the mechanical properties, fidelity, and accuracy of STEP parts as compared to parts produced by injection molding or other additive processes \u2013 as well as highlight winning use cases and applications where the combination of STEP quality and production capacity provide the ideal solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2017108461436\/WN_yCYP-dmPQ1SBoBQu_C5B1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for free<\/a>!<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-3856350918\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.snapmaker.com\/products\/snapmaker-u1-3d-printer?utm_source=3dnatives&#038;utm_medium=pr&#038;utm_campaign=u1launch2025&#038;utm_content=u1preorder\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"850 x 150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-600x106.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-1200x212.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-768x136.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-1536x271.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-2048x361.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/850-x-150px-160x28.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Agenda<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:00\u20134:05 &#8211; Welcoming participants, survey and introduction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:05\u20134:15 &#8211; Overview of STEP Technology: The first viable additive alternative to injection molding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:15\u20134:25 &#8211; Analysis of fidelity, surface finish, quality, accuracy, repeatability and mechanical properties of STEP parts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:25\u20134:40 &#8211; Highlight winning applications for STEP Technology and customer success stories<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:40\u20134:45 &#8211; The advantages of a single technology capable of achieving the quality and volume needs from prototype through production<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font20\">4:45\u20135:00 &#8211; Q&amp;A<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speakers:<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-54857 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Andy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54859\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54859'>\n\t\t\t\tAndy Harkison\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/AJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54858\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54858'>\n\t\t\t\tAJ Frisell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Maddy_Prior_ProfileLK-300x300-1-e1710844507466.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54860\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54860'>\n\t\t\t\tMadeleine Prior\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Andy Harkison<\/strong> is the Director of Product Management at Evolve Additive Solutions. He leads the company&#8217;s product requirements and commercialization for Systems, Software, Materials and parts production services. Andy has an extensive background as a go-to-market leader in manufacturing capital equipment in the semiconductor, material testing and additive industries. He obtained his BA in Physics from Carleton College and a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AJ Frisell<\/strong> is an Advanced Application Engineer at Evolve Additive Solutions. He works with all aspects of the STEP technology, from file to printed part, focusing on DFAM for optimal quality and cost efficiency. AJ has proven experience in medical device manufacturing in traditional and additive manufacturing industries. AJ received a Design for Additive Manufacturing certificate from Dunwoody Technical College and has a BA in Marketing from the University of Montana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Madeleine Prior<\/strong> is the English Content Specialist at 3Dnatives, the leading international online media on 3D printing and additive manufacturing. As part of the team, Madeleine is in charge of defining the content 3Dnatives covers for its English-speaking audience, bringing the latest news about the additive manufacturing sector and its implications to readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Injection molding is one of the largest manufacturing methods used today, worth an estimated $187B in 2022. But did you know that additive manufacturing can rival or even replace this production method? 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