Manufacturing Technology 2023, 23(5):597-603 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2023.072

Design of an Injection Mould Utilizing Experimental Measurements and Reverse Engineering

Vladimír Bechný ORCID..., Miroslav Matuš ORCID..., Richard Joch ORCID..., Mário Drbúl ORCID..., Jozef Holubják ORCID..., Andrej Czán ORCID..., Michal Šajgalík ORCID..., Jaromír Markovič ORCID...
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia

Casting with a disposable pattern is a method employed to produce intricate-shaped castings. This manufacturing technique falls into the near-net shape methods category, which ensures that the result-ing castings closely resemble the final components. Its primary application lies in industries where pre-cision and complex castings are of paramount importance. Typically, castings manufactured using this method utilize higher-cost materials. The focus of this study centres on the utilization of reverse engi-neering in the production, modification, and inspection of wax injection moulds during the casting pro-cess. Within the scope of this investigation, a non-contact method employing the Kreon arm with the Aqulion scanner was implemented. This method facilitated the generation of a digital scan, serving as the foundation for designing and validating the mould for subsequent practical application.

Keywords: Precision casting, Reverse engineering, 3D scanning, CT, Injection moulding
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This research was funded by the University of Žilina project APVV 20-0561: “Research on the implementation of new measurement methods for the calibration of measurement systems for industrial metrology practice”, Kega project 033ŽU-4/2022: “Implementation of the language of geometric product specification in the field of coordinate 3D metrology”, and Visegrad Fund

Received: June 7, 2023; Revised: August 1, 2023; Accepted: September 1, 2023; Prepublished online: September 15, 2023; Published: December 6, 2023  Show citation

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Bechný V, Matuš M, Joch R, Drbúl M, Holubják J, Czán A, et al.. Design of an Injection Mould Utilizing Experimental Measurements and Reverse Engineering. Manufacturing Technology. 2023;23(5):597-603. doi: 10.21062/mft.2023.072.
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