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Life Cycle Assessment of Injection Molding Inserts: Additively Manufactured, in Brass, and in Steel
Replication of microstructures on three-dimensional geometries by injection moulding of liquid silicone rubber
Design of Test Parts to Characterize Micro Additive Manufacturing Processes
AbstractThe minimum feature size and obtainable tolerances of additive manufacturing processes are linked to the smallest volumetric elements (voxels) that can be created. This work presents the iterative design of a test part to investigate the resolution of AM processes with voxel sizes at the micro scale. Each design iteration reduces the test part size, increases the number of test features, improves functionality, and decreases coupling in the part. The final design is a set of three test parts that are easy to orient and measure, and that provide useful information about micro additive manufacturing processes