Dear rapid toolers,
Students asked me the following:
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We are making a study on rapid prototyping and rapid tooling. We are
especially looking for new technologies and new materials that would
allow to manufacture a mould faster than with traditional technologies
(as pieces carved in the block or from foundry).
Those moulds must have the following characteristics:
- approximated dimensions: 1m * 2m and either 800 mm in depth (with
many differences in level)
either 40 mm in depth
- endured temperature: up to 200 Celsius degrees
- endured pression: 100 tons
- tolerances on geometry: +/- 1 mm
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I would answer "Mill it / build a foam or LOM model and cast it / or
mill slices and braze them together (very large oven needed)"
Are there better ideas ?
Any info would be appreciated !
Regards, Juergen
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Dipl. Ing. Juergen Bauer, Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and
Applied Work Science (BIBA), P.O. Box 33 05 60, 28 335 Bremen,
Germany,
Phone: +49/421/218-5595, Fax: +49/421/218-5510, Email:
bau@biba.uni-bremen.de,
WWW: http://www.biba.uni-bremen.de/docs/users/bau/bau.html
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