Additive Manufactured Continuous Fiber Composites in Tooling

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10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_106How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Functional tooling; Continuous fiber; 3D printing; STL file; Location; Tolerances; Mould; Jig and FEM

Abstract

Tooling plays a critical role in the accuracy and precision of the produced parts in manufacturing. Certain established parameters need to be followed while designing the tools. The choice of material, geometry, tolerances, and surface finish of tools depends on the application. 3D printed parts with continuous fiber were used in aerospace, as functional parts. But at present, the printers can only print a few materials supplied by “OEM”. To take the advantage of high strength and high stiffness open source materials, tools were printed in the 3D printer and thermoset composite components were made with open source carbon, glass fibers with epoxy resin. When time is shorter, quantity requirement is less, the component has complex features and application demands high strength and high stiffness, then ‘3D printed tools’ is one of the solutions for such problems. This paper explains the tooling for different manufacturing methods, principles involved in tool design and applications of 3D printed continuous fiber composites in functional tools. Materials used for tools were high strength high temperature glass (HSHT), carbon fibers and onyx polymer. Matched-die mould tool, drill jig and tool for 3D preform were successfully printed with complex features, exploiting the advantages of 3D printing. Holes with high aspect ratio, complex internal and external geometrical features, unconventional location and supporting features were printed which are difficult in conventional manufacturing. FEM analysis was carried out to reduce the quantity of costly printing material.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Komati Raghunath Rao
AU  - Rasale Rohit Shivaji
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/09
TI  - Additive Manufactured Continuous Fiber Composites in Tooling
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1052
EP  - 1059
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_106
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_106
ID  - Rao2023
ER  -