Conformal Cooling
Laser Sintering And Conformal Cooling Channels
Moldmakers who are interested in exploring conformal cooling, but are concerned about its complexity and expense need to understand two things: it is neither complex nor expensive.
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Reduce the Time and Costs of Jig and Fixture Manufacture
When it comes to the manufacture of jigs, fixtures and assembly tools, time-to-market for new products can be reduced, overall costs can be saved and the quality of the resulting components/production can increase with the use of additive fabrication—laser sintering and fused deposition modeling.
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When to Shift: Conventional Molding or Rapid Manufacturing?
To make intelligent decisions of when to use one process over another, certain considerations must fall into place. This discussion will deal with laser sintering.
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Direct Metal Laser Sintering vs. Conventional Tool, Part Two
In this head-to-head comparison, conventional toolmaking seemed to be the superior route to go from a cost, quality and leadtime perspective.
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Improve Process Economics For Roughing Mold Cavities in Hardened Stock
Mold manufacturer improves cavity hogging and debottlenecks key operation on popular hardened stock with a facemill featuring three flutes with 6-sided inserts.
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DMD Conformal Mold Cooling Lines Offer Reduced Part Production Cycle Times
A conformal mold cooling technology made possible by a new manufacturing technique has been developed to cool molds.
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Standardized Mold Base Reduces Mold Build Time, Costs
A patented standard mold base—the Lightning Base—uses one common base with interchangeable inserts for various parts.
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Holders/Cutters/Inserts Combination Maximizes Productivity
A switch in cutting tools triples the output at a die stamping facility.
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Direct Metal Laser Sintering and Tooling
The applications, benefits and limitations of direct metal laser sintering for mold manufacture.
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How to Select the Right Carbide Insert
The menu of available coatings for carbide inserts has expanded ten-fold in the past 10 years. Selecting the one that can produce low cutting forces with smooth cutting action, good surface finish and long tool life becomes the user's dilemma.
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