Conformally cooled insert for high-precision gearwheel
Tool and mold making
TruPrint
Tool steel
Additive manufacturing
Thanks to the AM-compliant design and the associated integration of conformal cooling channels, the tool insert made of tool steel (H11 or 1.2343) was able to significantly improve the stability and the process window during injection molding. Now, high-precision POM (polyoxymethylene) gearwheels can be mass-produced with minimum rejects and maximum safety. The conformally cooled insert significantly reduces the cycle time. The technical as well as economic goals have been achieved with additive manufacturing. Tool steel H11 or 1.2343 can be reliably processed by using the TruPrint 5000 with preheating to 500 °C.
Crack-free tool inserts
Density > 99.9%
Cycle time reduction > 20%
Facts & figures about the example part
Material: 1.2343 / H11
Weight: 1,270 g
Build time: 17.3h (for 7 parts)
Number of layers: 9
Created by: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA
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