Rotation sintering, also known as slush molding, is used to manufacture molded skins, such as dashboards or door interior panels for cars. At present, approx. 80 percent of such molded skins are manufactured using electroforms to achieve the complex free-form surfaces, and surface structures, such as leather graining that the industry demands. The manufacture of these electroforms is, however, time-consuming and expensive. This project aims to replace conventional electroforms with laser-drilled molds. Holes in tool molds should be drilled by using laser radiation as part of an automated process. The system consists of a robot with a fiber-laser beam source. A CAx process chain has been developed for this purpose in which the CAD data of the tool molds are processed, drill hole fields generated, and a machine-specific RC program created. Process-specific fundamentals, such as suitable process windows and process control, have been devised to manufacture holes using fiber laser radiation. The use of laser-drilled tool molds offers the following advantages over electroforms: New, e.g., sharp-edged tool mold geometries and also new surface structures can be manufactured. Furthermore, shorter market response time and time to market are achievable. In combination with the new drilling process by using fiber laser radiation and a complete CAx process chain, the costs per tool mold are lower.


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    Titel :

    CAx process chain for laser drilling of tool molds


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013


    Format / Umfang :

    5 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 4 Quellen



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Datenträger


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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