Incredible “Polymorphic Molding:” A Mold You Can Reset Into Any Shape

Whether you’re vacuum forming, casting polyurethane or doing a composite layup (i.e. a bent lamination or fiberglass layup), you need a mold. Creating the mold can be time-consuming and expensive, and of course you need a place to store the mold when it’s not in use. However, British company Fyous has up-ended this model with their PolyMorphic Mold.

Rather than static molds, the company has developed a reconfigurable pin-based system. You feed your 3D model into their machine, which takes about 20 minutes to set the pins up.

Each pin can handle 6 tons of pressure. You then place the mold into your forming machine of choice and mold away. When you’re done, the mold can simply be reset, ready to take a different shape.

Here’s their system being used to create a three-part mold for foam-injection orthopedic footwear lasts:

Freaking incredible. And the mold is, the company says, “infinitely reusable.”

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