3D Printed Capo Made With Binder Jetting not Metal Injection Molding | The Cool Parts Show Ep. 74

‪@PaigeCapo‬ has journeyed through a variety of manufacturing processes to make capos, ultimately landing on metal injection molding (MIM) to produce its Paige Pro capo for guitars. A capo is a tuning accessory for a fretted instrument. When Paige wanted to expand to provide capos to banjo players as well, its journey went farther, because this market size — combined with the variability needed to accommodate banjos — meant mold tooling was not an option. Instead of MIM, Paige produces its banjo capo through binder jetting. We explore that choice in this episode, and we also host our first in-studio banjo player!

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David Smith of Alpha Precision Group discusses how the company decides between binder jetting and metal injection molding in this month's All Access Extra. Watch it here: https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...


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Capo maker Paige Musical Products
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Alpha Precision Group’s work in sinter-based additive manufacturing
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The basics of binder jetting
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