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Rapid 3D Printed Tool Prototyping for Blister Cavities

MHI’s new service is designed to reduce the costs, producing usable blister cavity tooling from a 3D image in days rather than weeks.

Keren Sookne
Sep 26, 2019
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Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI)
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