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Integration of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in a Life Cycle Assessment of Injection Molding Process Chains with Additive Manufacturing

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    Abstract

    Additive manufacturing technologies applied to injection molding process chain have acquired an increasingly important role in the context of tool inserts production, especially by vat polymerization. Despite the decreased lifetime during their use in the injection molding process, the inserts come with improvements in terms of production time, costs, exibility, as well as potentially improved environmental performance as compared to conventional materials in a life cycle perspective.This contribution supports the development of additively manufactured injection molding inserts with the use of fiber-reinforced vat polymerization technology. The life cycle assessment of the prototyping process chain for rapid prototyping with high exibility provides a base for industrial applications in injection molding.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIndustrializing Additive Manufacturing - Proceedings of Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications - AMPA2017
    EditorsM. Meboldt, C. Klahn
    PublisherSpringer
    Publication date2017
    Pages287-295
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-66866-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Event2017 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications (AMPA 2017) - Zürich, Switzerland
    Duration: 13 Sept 201715 Sept 2017

    Conference

    Conference2017 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications (AMPA 2017)
    Country/TerritorySwitzerland
    CityZürich
    Period13/09/201715/09/2017

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

    Keywords

    • Fiber-reinforced Polymers
    • Life Cycle Assessment
    • Additive Manufacturing
    • Injection Molding
    • Process Chains

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