Addictive Manufacturing
Optimize mold performance with precision cooling solutions
Achieve unparalleled design freedom with 3D printed inserts
- Case 1: Curved Tube for Medical Device
- Prompt:
extensive cooling time due to thickness of the curved wall.
- Solution:
Spiral like conformal cooling channels for thorough heat dissipation.
- Result:
Molding cycle: 20s to 15s (40% less)
Yield rate: 83% -> 95% (12% more)
- Case 2: Bell Shape Aesthetic Product
- Prompt:
The traditional cooling water channels are inconsistently distanced from the mold cavity surface, resulting in suboptimal injection molding quality.
- Solution:
Two conformal cooling channel designs are compared through CAE analysis to select the best solution. After 3D printing, they are polished to an A1 grade.
- Result:
Molding cycle: 31s to 23s (26% less)
Yield rate: 89% -> 97% (8% more)
- Case 3: Lifting Jack
- Prompt:
Poor heat dissipation in the groove, leading to high mold temperature. Products have burr defects, demolding is difficult, long cycle time.
- Solution:
3D printed insert with conformal cooling for better heat dissipation.
- Result:
Mold temperature: 90°C to 30°C (66% less)
Molding cycle: 41s to 30s (22% less)
Smooth ejection with minimum burr