Re: Cooling channels in direct AIM tools

From: Ricardo B. Gomide (gomide@cimject.ufsc.br)
Date: Mon Nov 01 1999 - 16:25:07 EET


Dear Tine,

We are currently using SL-5170 to build
inserts. And we are obtaining almost 300 injected
parts (small thickness about 1.2 mm).
I believe you can have better results when
using a good SL resin.

Try to place de cooling about 10 mm from the
surface parting line.

Ricardo Gomide
UFSC - CIMJECT
http://www.cimject.ufsc.br

At 11/1/99 1:42:00 PM, you wrote:
>Dear list,
>I am searching for some information on cooling channels in direct AIM tools:
>1) Can I use water cooling or is the humidity resistans of the
>stereolithograpy tool to poor?
>2) Do I need to use a special resin with better humidity resistans like 5530
>from Ciba?
>3) Has anybody done calculations on how close to the part cooling channels
>can be situated without damaging the mould with a certain injection
>pressure?
>Regards
>Tine
>
>Tine Hejslet Jørgensen
>Danish Technological Institute
>Teknologiparken
>Kongsvang Allé 29
>8000 Aarhus C
>Denmark
>Tel: +45 8943 8704
>Fax: +45 8943 8425
>Email: tine.jorgensen@teknologisk.dk
>
>
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