A simple and cost-effective method for fabricating epoxy-based composite mold inserts

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-388

  Kuo, Chil Chyuan ^a  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Prototype; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MOLD; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; FABRICATION METHOD; MOLD FABRICATION; MOLD INSERTS; NEW PRODUCT; PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING; PROTOTYPE; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RAPID TOOLING;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MOLDS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DIE CASTING INSERTS;

EID: 84859177852     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2011.551906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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