Abstract
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) of injection molding inserts has gained popularity during recent years primarily due to the reduced design-to-production time and form freedom offered by AM. In this paper, Topology Optimization (TO) is performed on a metallic mold insert which is to be produced by the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technique. First, a commercially available TO software is used, to minimize the mass of the component while ensuring adequate mechanical response under a prescribed loading condition. The commercial TO tool adopts geometry-based AM constraints and achieves a mass reduction of ~50 %. Furthermore, an in-house TO method has been developed which integrates a simplified AM process model within the standard TO algorithm for addressing the issue of local overheating during manufacturing. The two topology optimized designs are briefly compared, and the advantages of implementing manufacturing constraints into the TO algorithm are discussed.
Introduction
Introduction
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Solid Freeform Fabrication 2019 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference |
Place of Publication | Austin, USA |
Publisher | University of Texas |
Pages | 1921-1931 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium: An Additive Manufacturing Conference - Austin, United States Duration: 12 Aug 2019 → 14 Aug 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 12/08/19 → 14/08/19 |