Multifunctional Cases
Challenges:
- Designing a mold with an improved cooling in order to obtain a high-performing molding cycle despite the thick walls of the piece to be molded (5mm +);
- Reducing the dimensions of the mold to minimize the size of press to be used;
- Replacing the hinge system of the part as previously designed in order to eliminate a costly system in the configuration of the mold;
- Managing to eliminate a secondary operation consisting of drilling the part for the handles.
Realizations:
- Having managed to design a mold with a hybrid P20-Aluminum-Copper alloy configuration making it possible to cool this type of product significantly, resulting in a 40% improvement in the molding cycle;
- Due to the hybrid configuration and the increased cooling, having obtained increased dimensional stability and thus eliminating the post-molding cooling jig;
- Successfully integrating highly complex mechanisms within the mold and elimination of costly secondary operations resulting in parts ready to be assembled at the end of the molding process;
- Elimination of post-molding cooling jig.
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