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Title

Direct rapid tooling of injection moulds using electro-discharge machining

Author(s)

Harianton, Iwan;  Masood, Syed H.;  Thatiot, S.

Abstract

This paper presents a method of creating a rapid tool for injection moulding, which can produce components of higher accuracy and better surface finish. Main investigation focuses on the rapid tooling process of a complex part using high speed machining and Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) to produce an injection mould of higher accuracy and surface finish than that achieved by a rapid prototyping based tooling process. Results demonstrate how short-run injection moulds with a higher accuracy could be made in a much faster way using high speed machining and EDM with a lead-time that can match any other methods of rapid tooling process.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne

Source

Proceedings, Plastics: Virtual Gold/ANTEC 2002, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 May 2002, Vol. 1 (2002), pp. 858-862

Publication year

2002

Publisher

Society of Plastics Engineers

Format

pp. 858-862

Publisher URL

http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=609