Renishaw conformal cooling solutions prove a boost to moulding productivity
30 June 2017
The use of cores incorporating conformal cooling in the moulds for its plastic casings has allowed Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co.KG to reduce the cooling time for each part by 55%, giving a huge boost to the company's moulding productivity. The special cores, which were designed by Renishaw, were produced using metal additive manufacturing technology.
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Case study: Renishaw conformal cooling solutions prove a boost to moulding productivity [5.9MB]
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Kärcher pressure washer in use. Credit: Kärcher [2.2MB]
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Original design of tool for K2 rear yellow case [99kB]
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New design of tool for K2 rear yellow case with conformal cooling [118kB]
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Kärcher K2 pressure washer in production. Credit: Gogoll [5.5MB]
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Conventional beryllium copper insert [11kB]
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Metal 3D printed steel insert [16kB]
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Kärcher pressure washer cropped image. Credit: Kärcher [37kB]
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Kärcher pressure washer cleaning. Credit: Kärcher [4.1MB]