Good morning
I am looking for someone to help create some chocolate moulds for me. I do not have the software ( or knowledge ) Chocolate moulds are usually made from polycarbonate or using a vacuum formed plastic, as long as the material used is non toxic and can be cleaned i would be happy. Any advice for a a hub that can produce the file and product for me?
Thank you
There are also silicone rubbers molds that are food safe, or are you looking for rotocast molds ?
I could probably do the silicone moulds, from existing shapes,
and I also have 3D scanning capabilities to scan and print any shape into a mould.
Hi Jason, PET would be an ideal material as it’s non toxic and can be washed (even in the dishwasher). Depending what you have in mind I could do this for you. Regards
Hi, we’re able to create food grade silicon molds that we have used for making chocolate before, if you have a model already you can create an enquiry with our hub and I’ll look over the model and let you know if we can create a mold from it.
Jason, As with the users below I would suggest pet/petg if you are looking for a 3d printed mold and for a platinum silicone mold if you are looking for a higher grade longer lasting mold. We also do both. As well as offering the first hour of modeling free. I’m curious where you heard or read that most chocolate molds are polycarbonate or vaccuformed plastic? After making several vacuum formed molds out of ABS pet and polycarbonate I would still recommend silicone for food grade applications as the molds generally last longer and are more widely used for food grade applications.
HI,
Look no further. 3dChef’s hub can create all your 3D food printing requirements. We do the design and manufacture of chocolate molds as part of our service.
What it comes down to is what do you want to create and how many do you want to make.
Your research and the comments are all true in part. Molds can be polycarbonate, PETG, silicon, stainless steel and a combination of.
For quick molds, vac formed PETG is great choice for small runs and give excellent value for money. Step it up to high gloss high, high detail with long lasting repeatability then you need to start looking at polycarbonate molds.
Again it comes down to what you want to create and how many and we can advise on what is best for you.
We done molds for the lady across the street to well known patisseries.
If I read your tags correctly your in Manchester and we are in The Netherlands so thats doable.
let us know via our hub. https://www.3dhubs.com/tilburg/hubs/3dchef 37
Regards,
Julian.
3dChef.nl
Thank you for your reply, your unique sugar pieces look fantastic!
Most of the previous moulds I have purchased have been either a polycarbonate plastic or a cheaper less durable version are the vac formed plastic. The platinum silicone sounds like a really good option for a mould, what is the best way to proceed?
thank you
It would be a mould for chocolate of a sewing needle. 120mm in length and 5mm diameter?
It would be a mould for chocolate of a sewing needle. 120mm in length and 5mm diameter?
I have created a rough version with a food grade silicone but I’m not happy with the quality and want something more professional
thank you
We’ve had reasonably good quality from 2 part silicon molds before (see the chocolate marvin in this image https://3dhubs.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/val.jpg 8) a 120mmx5mm mold should work, tho demolding such a thin cast might be tricky to avoid breakage.
I really it would be a mould with multiple cavities of the sewing needle so i could produce multiple at once ( example attached). What is the texture of the silicone when set?
How much would a mould like this cost to produce roughly?
Thanks
The silicon sets smoothly so you get a smooth finish, and it’s moderately flexible which helps demolding. I take it it’s ok for the needles to be one sided (so would have a flat side as the mold shown would produce)?
How many needles would you want in a single mold?
Yes a flat side is fine
Do you print in silicone?
Im not sure how many needles, the mould i have created has 25 cavities but it would all be dependent on price.
The flexibility isn’t an issue, if it is printed in a hard durable plastic the chocolate will still be able to de-mould as long as it is tempered correctly. The polycarbonate moulds i have already are completely rigid and produce an excellent finish so the flexibility is not necessary if its harder/more expensive to produce
Hi, yes our process creates food grade RTV silicon models, it’s not printed directly but cast from 3D printed templates. I’ve made a quick model with 5 cavities to do a price check (see image below), to print the below model with 5 cavities (120mm x 5mm) would be £60. Making single pieces larger is tricky so the same model with 10 cavities would be £90, however because I’m casting I can create additional copies of a smaller mold cheaper, so could do 5 copies of this model (total 25 needles) for £90 in total.
I’m not sure the image has come out inlined so here’s a link to it http://i.imgur.com/CHKkl7I.png 8
