Technology of microthermoforming of complex three-dimensional parts with multiscale features

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-600

  Heilig, Markus ^a   Schneider, Marc ^a   Dinglreiter, Heinz ^a   Worgull, Matthias ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TIME; DESIGN FEATURES; FUNCTIONAL DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMERS; HOLLOW PARTS; IMPROVED PROCESS; MACROSCOPIC LENGTH; MICRO PART; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSCOPIC LENGTH SCALE; MULTI-SCALE FEATURES; PRESSURE APPLICATIONS; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE STABILITY; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; THERMOFORMING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 79958792530     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-010-1203-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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