Hybrid Manufacturing of Conformal Cooling Channels for Tooling
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2023 Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) techniques for hybrid manufacturing have led to new application areas in the manufacturing industry. In the tooling industry, cooling channels are used to enable specific heating and cooling cycles to improve the ...
Thomas Feldhausen +8 more
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Improving Cooling Performance of Injection Molding Tool with Conformal Cooling Channel by Adding Hybrid Fillers [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 Silicone rubber mold (SRM) is capable of reducing the cost and time in a new product development phase and has many applications for the pilot runs.
C. Kuo, Wei-Hua Chen
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Characterization of Epoxy-Based Rapid Mold with Profiled Conformal Cooling Channel [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 Based on the experience of the foundry industry, reducing the demolding time is the key for mass production of wax patterns with sophisticated geometries.
C. Kuo, Yi-Jun Zhu
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Advances in Mechanical EngineeringThe primary advantage of metal injection molding (MIM) is that it can be used to mass-produce complex metal products; however, it requires a few secondary processes.
Chen-Yuan Chung, Chuan-Jen Liu
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A Hybrid Cooling Model Based on the Use of Newly Designed Fluted Conformal Cooling Channels and Fastcool Inserts for Green Molds [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 The paper presents a hybrid cooling model based on the use of newly designed fluted conformal cooling channels in combination with inserts manufactured with Fastcool material.
Abelardo Torres-Alba +3 more
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Application of New Triple Hook-Shaped Conformal Cooling Channels for Cores and Sliders in Injection Molding to Reduce Residual Stress and Warping in Complex Plastic Optical Parts [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 The paper presents a new design of a triple hook-shaped conformal cooling channels for application in optical parts of great thickness, deep cores, and high dimensional and optical requirements.
Abelardo Torres-Alba +3 more
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Optimization Design of Injection Mold Conformal Cooling Channel for Improving Cooling Rate
ProcessesOptimizing the design of the conformal cooling channel can increase the cooling rate of injection mold. The aim of this study was the problem of low cooling efficiency of injection mold for deep-cavity plastic parts under the conventional cooling channel.
Jinyi Li +2 more
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Modeling the effect of scale deposition on heat transfer in injection molding [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe advent of additive manufacturing technologies has revolutionized the design and application of injection molds with conformal cooling systems. These mold inserts, manufactured directly from metal powder, feature complex geometries that align with the
Béla Zink +3 more
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Additively manufactured conformal cooling channels through topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary OptimizationCooling channels play a critical role in various casting and molding processes, impacting both the cycle time and quality of the product. As additive manufacturing technologies become increasingly prevalent, conventional straight-drilled channels are ...
Marc-Étienne Lamarche-Gagnon +3 more
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Optimizing a photon absorber using conformal cooling channels and additive manufacturing in copper [PDF]
Journal of Synchrotron RadiationMany of the 70 synchrotron facilities worldwide are undergoing upgrades to their infrastructure to meet a growing demand for increased beam brightness with nanometre-level stability.
Younes Chahid +17 more
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