Results.

Project results will be disseminated at Vinnova Program Conferences, conferences held by the Swedish Arena For Additive Manufacturing of Metals, other conferences, journals, workshops, and here on digi3d.org.

An Example

The 3D printed metallic bottle opener below weighs only 7.58 grams compared to the conventionally made which weighs 18.95 grams.

Project Results

In this project, the lead time for the industrial
- stamping tool was reduced by 54%.
- injection molding tool was reduced by 75%.
The material usage was decreased by 44% for the industrial stamping tool.
The cooling could be improved significantly. Therefore, the water flow in the injection molding tool could be reduced by 86.4% compared to injection molding in a conventionally manufactured tool.
The best result is obtained, if the tool is redesigned from scratch before 3D printing. Optimized 3D-printed copies of conventional design provide good but not the best results.
For more information, please contact the project leader.