Tooling & Mold-Making
3D Printing Solutions for Tooling
Reduce Cycle Times, Increase Cost-Efficiency
Why using additive manufacturing to produce 3D printed molds and tools? As an industrial production method, the 3D printing process of additive manufacturing offers enormous design and manufacturing freedom. The most complex of shapes can be designed and produced in the highest quality, quickly and cost-efficiently, even for small batch sizes. In this way, the process provides a solution to a tooling challenge faced by many tool and mold makers:
In many industries, producing specialized tools and parts is one of the most resource-intensive manufacturing processes. Conventional processes are typically expensive, time-consuming and technically very challenging. The 3D printing process with EOS metal materials is the answer.
Die Casting and Injection Molding with Additive Manufacturing
Our metal 3D printing solutions make it possible to integrate temperature control and cooling channels directly and conformally into your tools and tool inserts with DMLS technology. Conventionally, these channels can only be drilled in straight lines. However, with additive manufacturing, even highly complex shapes are not a problem, as the 3d printed tool is built layer by layer from CAD data. The heat can be dissipated much more evenly and quickly, and targeted cooling can be added around hotspots.
Advantages of 3D Printing in Tooling:
- Design Freedom
- Optimized Thermal Management
- High-Performance Materials
- Cost Savings
- Digital Inventory
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Product Innovations by Our Customers
Die-Casting
Injection Molding
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Tire Moulds
Innomia | Metal 3D Printing for Conformal Cooling
Innomia uses EOS 3D printers for optimizing the production process for injection molded plastic parts. This involved a revision of the cooling process. The case concerns the manufacture of the armrest situated between the front seats.
Exco Engineering | A New Era of Automotive Manufacturing - the Synergies of Die-Casting & AM
Exco Engineering is using additive manufacturing (AM) to improve high-pressure die casting processes and overcome challenges such as complex geometries and thermal conditions. Despite initial costs and industry resistance, the company's innovative use of AM to create specialised inserts and custom manifolds demonstrates its potential to revolutionise the die casting industry.
AarKel Tool and Die Inc. | Unlocking Innovations in Tooling
AarKel’s journey into AM began about six years ago, driven by the company’s commitment to staying at the forefront of new technology. Initially focused on traditional tool and die manufacturing, AarKel began exploring metal 3D printing as a way to enhance its offerings.
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