Pregledni rad

https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20250319152036

Additive Manufacturing: A Key to Advancing Injection Molding Efficiency

Mladomir Milutinović ; Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia *
Dejan Movrin orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-0713 ; Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Miloš Pjević ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Mihajlo Popović orcid.org/0000-0003-3607-9243 ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

The increasing demand for custom-made products, small-batch production, and improved process efficiency is driving manufacturers to adopt advanced strategies that minimize costs and production time. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies address these challenges by enabling rapid prototyping, design flexibility, and advanced tooling capabilities. Initially constrained to polymeric prototypes, AM now supports a diverse material range, including metals and temperature-resistant polymers. Injection molding is a widely used manufacturing process for producing plastic parts with high precision and repeatability. However, traditional injection molding faces challenges such as high tooling costs, long lead times, and design limitations. This paper investigates solutions to these challenges through the application of additive manufacturing and rapid tooling technologies, emphasizing their potential to transform efficiency in injection molding.

Ključne riječi

additive manufacturing; conformal cooling channels; injection molding; rapid prototyping

Hrčak ID:

330657

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/330657

Datum izdavanja:

1.6.2025.

Posjeta: 524 *