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Additive Manufacturing Processing of Plastics for Mass Production of Composites Tooling: Technical and Economic Analysis
Author(s) -
Cicala Gianluca,
Tosto Claudio,
Recca Giuseppe,
Patti Antonella
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.202000256
Subject(s) - mandrel , materials science , autoclave , molding (decorative) , composite material , composite number , fused deposition modeling , manufacturing engineering , 3d printing , engineering , metallurgy
The present paper focuses on the use of several additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for tooling manufacturing for composite parts production. A geometry that prevents mandrel removal is selected and it is analyzed in a real industrial environment for composites production using autoclave molding. The use of two different AM mandrels is evaluated: fused deposition modeling and liquid crystal display. The results are analyzed in terms of composites part quality, processing time and final part cost.