Core Insert For
Plastic Injection Molding
This is a core insert in a plastic injection molding die.
CATEGORY
Industrial
MATERIAL
Maraging Steel
Engineering design, and therefore production of components in the industrial sector, is primarily decided by the technical capabilities of conventional manufacturing techniques that revolve around forming, joining, shaping, and so forth. Conventional techniques are also limited by aspects such as set up costs, time, minimum quantities that justify a business case, and geometry constraints imposed by conventional manufacturing.
In case of tooling inserts, complex forms and designs with integrated cooling or tempering channels can easily be improved upon—giving greater cooling efficiency, and thereby increasing the life of the insert, while at the same time enhancing the quality of the manufactured plastic components. The overall cost of using the technology is much lesser considering the set-up costs, rejection rates, and material usage inefficiency present in conventional methods.
About the Project
AM Competencies Used
Additive Design & Engineering
The helical cooling channels were achieved by WIPRO3D.
Post Processing
The insert was solution heat treated to 56 HRC to enable it to be suitable for all plastic injection molding applications.
Build Technology
The helical cooling channels in the insert were realized without any supports based on WIPROD’s proprietary Additive Thinking Framework.
AM Value Addition
Improved Performance
Flexible Production
The core insert can be manufactured as and when required avoiding the need for maintaining inventory.
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