Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering (산업경영시스템학회지)

Society of Korea Industrial and System Engineering (한국산업경영시스템학회)
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Case Study for Hybrid Tooling Using High Speed Cutting and RP(Rapid Prototyping) Technologies

괘속조형기술과 고속가공을 이용한 하이브리드 금형 개발에 대한 사례연구

  • Kwon, Hong-Kyu (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Namseoul University) ;
  • Jang, Moo-Kyung (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Namseoul University) ;
  • Hong, Jung-Eui (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Chungju National University)
  • 권홍규 (남서울대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 장무경 (남서울대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 홍정의 (충주대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2010.11.15
  • Accepted : 2010.12.14
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

The speed at which products are developed and released to market is tightly linked to profitability and market share. Hence, many companies are still in a desperate need of real Rapid Tooling (RT) technologies which can really help to expedite their prototype tooling and pre -production tooling for injection molding. Many other companies that have been very skeptical of RT technologies developed so far are working on Hybrid Tooling (HT) that can really meet the market standards. With the conviction that HT can be a reliable alternative for current RT technologies, this paper describes the experimentation how HT process has been being successfully established and effectively applied with typical case studies. Through the experimentation, Ceramic-filled SLA tooling was found to be aptly suited for the low grade mold, and Metal SLS tooling was found to be aptly suited for the medium volume mold both in terms of the lead time, dimensional accuracy, and tooling cost.

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