https://popups.uliege.be/esaform21/index.php?id=4188 Index terms fr 0 https://popups.uliege.be/esaform21/index.php?id=459 The additive manufacturing technique represents a way to realize components or prototypes without the use of conventional tools.The research presented aims at proposing a methodology based on the use of three different techniques that are the poly-jet 3D using UV photo-polymerization, the FDM of polyamide materials and the FDM of PLA materials. The original data were used at the beginning with the first technique in order to detect the shape and the geometry by a 3D SCANNER. The objective was the re-building of a model shape made using a procedure in which the input file characteristics were updated starting from those got by the scanning device in order to respect the original requirements defined in the computer aided environment. It was found that the physical re-building of an object is depending the characteristics of the input file that needs to be digitally processed in order to get the desired shape and geometry. In that way also FDM using PLA and polyamide materials can be utilized to get components or prototypes from scanned digital data. The results are reported in details. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 22:00:04 +0100 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:41:04 +0200 https://popups.uliege.be/esaform21/index.php?id=459 https://popups.uliege.be/esaform21/index.php?id=4186 Injection molding is a widespread manufacturing technology for mass production of polymeric parts. Conventionally, fused polymers are injected at high pressure in a metallic mold. This tool is typically characterized by high manufacturing costs and times, making the injection molding process not affordable for small batches or prototypal applications. Additive Manufacturing represents a practical solution to cut down tooling costs and times of molds and inserts. In this work, FDM (Fused Deposition Technology) has been considered as candidate technology to produce polymeric inserts for injection molding. Considering the commercially available filaments for FDM, a PEI (Polyetherimide) grade has been selected as tooling material for the injection of a part made of Polypropylene. The PEI grade represents a good compromise between manufacturing costs and thermo-mechanical properties required for the application. The PEI grade has been characterized with DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), DMA (Dynamical Mechanical Analysis) and compression tests. The data gathered were used to set up 2D simplified thermo-mechanical finite element analyses, simulating the response of the PEI inserts subjected to repeated injection molding cycles. The simulations confirmed that the PEI grade is a good candidate tooling material but the progressive tool heating could lead to prolonged cooling time of the Polypropylene part. Finally, some PEI inserts were 3D printed with FDM and tested in a real injection molding machine injecting POM. In total, 20 POM parts have been injected correctly without relevant damaging of the PEI inserts. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:01:28 +0200 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:01:33 +0200 https://popups.uliege.be/esaform21/index.php?id=4186