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Automated and Continuous Production of Microstructured Metallic Plates via Cold Embossing
Author(s) -
Wiborg Ole,
O'Connell Martin,
Thiele Richard,
Wichert Martin,
Kolb Gunther
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201400708
Subject(s) - embossing , materials science , reliability (semiconductor) , production cost , bending , mechanical engineering , continuous production , process engineering , composite material , engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Many critical issues need to be addressed when microstructured reactors are manufactured in large unit volumes. The most crucial of these are cost, ease of production, and reliability. The lack of breakthrough manufacturing technology to provide high‐efficiency, low‐cost, high‐precision plates is a hindrance to the early market implementation of systems requiring metallic microstructured plates. This contribution focuses on the development and optimization of a combined embossing and bending tool for the quick and continuous manufacture of easily machined plates.