A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application
<p>The hot embossing process has been frequently used in the microfabrication. Developing a low-cost and simple manufacturing method to fabricate a large-area embossing mold is an important issue. The purpose of this study was to propose a cost-effective method for rapid fabricating large-area...
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| description | <p>The hot embossing process has been frequently used in the microfabrication. Developing a low-cost and simple manufacturing method to fabricate a large-area embossing mold is an important issue. The purpose of this study was to propose a cost-effective method for rapid fabricating large-area hot embossing molds with Aluminum (Al)-filled epoxy resins. The 1:0.75 is the optimal mixture ratio for mixing epoxy resin and recycled Al-filled epoxy resin powders and the optimal thickness for a large-area hot embossing mold is 15 mm. The total manufacturing cost savings about 52.4% and the last process manufacturing cost savings about 61.6% can be obtained using the method proposed in this work. A large-area hot embossing mold has smooth mold surfaces and can be carried out in about 3 days. The fabricated large-area hot embossing mold is rigid enough for short runs of parts using hot embossing molding.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.24.2.13879">http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.24.2.13879</a></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eac76139014b49b1b2a4ffb7466112312022-12-22T03:55:05ZengKaunas University of TechnologyMedžiagotyra1392-13202029-72892018-05-0124221822110.5755/j01.ms.24.2.138798971A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its ApplicationChil-Chyuan KUO0Min-Hsiang WUMing Chi University of Technology<p>The hot embossing process has been frequently used in the microfabrication. Developing a low-cost and simple manufacturing method to fabricate a large-area embossing mold is an important issue. The purpose of this study was to propose a cost-effective method for rapid fabricating large-area hot embossing molds with Aluminum (Al)-filled epoxy resins. The 1:0.75 is the optimal mixture ratio for mixing epoxy resin and recycled Al-filled epoxy resin powders and the optimal thickness for a large-area hot embossing mold is 15 mm. The total manufacturing cost savings about 52.4% and the last process manufacturing cost savings about 61.6% can be obtained using the method proposed in this work. A large-area hot embossing mold has smooth mold surfaces and can be carried out in about 3 days. The fabricated large-area hot embossing mold is rigid enough for short runs of parts using hot embossing molding.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.24.2.13879">http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.24.2.13879</a></p>http://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/13879hot embossing mold, large-area, manufacturing cost |
| spellingShingle | Chil-Chyuan KUO Min-Hsiang WU A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application Medžiagotyra hot embossing mold, large-area, manufacturing cost |
| title | A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application |
| title_full | A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application |
| title_fullStr | A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application |
| title_short | A Simple Method for Rapid Manufacturing Large-area Hot Embossing Rapid Toolings and its Application |
| title_sort | simple method for rapid manufacturing large area hot embossing rapid toolings and its application |
| topic | hot embossing mold, large-area, manufacturing cost |
| url | http://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/13879 |
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