Metal 3D Printers - Trial Case Studies Resin casting mold

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Trial case study	Resin casting mold
Fields of application (examples)	Molds, Dies
Devices of application (examples)	Resin casting, Die casting
Material of the sample in the photo	SUS316L
Size of the sample in the photo	φ50×H100 Flow channel φ3
Manufacturing process	Hybrid fabrication with metal 3D printers, Simultaneous 5-axis machining
Features	Above is an example of a cup mold which supports a cooling fluid tube in spiral-shape.
	Metal 3D printers are effective to improve coolability of a mold. It provides flexibility in shaping of flow channels which cannot be achieved by machining.
	It is also possible to make only a part of the mold with metal 3D printers. It is called "hybrid fabrication". Large blocks are processed by cutting, and the detailed work for cooling fluid channel is done by 3D printers.
	For the mold with cooling fluid tube in this example, the leading time was recuded by 30% with hybrid fabrication, comparing to the case using metal 3D printer only.

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Metal 3D Printers - Our Services

• We offer one-stop services including the secondary processing such as surface finishing.
• High precision finishing with our precision machining technologies.
• The parts and the products are ready-to-use at arrival.
• We conduct verifications beforehand to reduce the risks of failure, using Simufact Additive, a software solution of MSC for the simulation of the processes.
• Trial pieces are available from 1 piece. Mass production is supported as well.