Indirect tooling based on micromilling, electroforming and selective etching

Peter Torben Tang; Jimmy Fugl; Luis Uriarte; Giuliano Bissacco; Hans Nørgaard Hansen

Indirect tooling based on micromilling, electroforming and selective etching

Peter Torben Tang, Jimmy Fugl, Luis Uriarte, Giuliano Bissacco, Hans Nørgaard Hansen

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Abstract

The tool inserts used for injection moulding or hot-embossing of polymer micro-components, are the most important and expensive and crucial part of this important mass-production process. In this paper a new fabrication scheme is introduce, consisting of a combination of micro-milling, electroforming and selective etching. The basic concept is to exploit the benefit of true 3D-machining in a soft substrate such as aluminium with the excellent replication capabilities of nickel electroforming. The term indirect machining covers the fact that the master that is produced by machining a positive structure, i.e. the opposite of what is needed for the actual mould insert.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	4M 2006 - Second International Conference on Multi-Material Micro Manufacture
Number of pages	448
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	2006
Pages	183-186
ISBN (Print)	978-00-8045263-0
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	2nd International Conference on Multi-Material Micro Manufacturing - Grenoble, France Duration: 20 Sept 2006 → 22 Sept 2006 Conference number: 2 http://www.4m-net.org/Conference/4M2006

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Multi-Material Micro Manufacturing
Number	2
Country/Territory	France
City	Grenoble
Period	20/09/2006 → 22/09/2006
Internet address	http://www.4m-net.org/Conference/4M2006

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