NDLI: Development of rapid tooling by rapid prototyping technology and electroless nickel plating for low-volume production of plastic parts

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Author	Rajaguru, Janaka Duke, Mike Au, ChiKit
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	A rapid tooling approach is presented in this article to build an injection mould for low-volume production of plastic parts. This is an indirect tooling method using a rapid prototype model as a casting pattern. A layer of nickel–phosphorous alloy is plated on the casting pattern before it is cast in the aluminium-filled epoxy resin to form a cavity insert. After the removal of the casting pattern, the nickel–phosphorous alloy layer left on the wall of epoxy cavity insert acts as a protective layer to improve the tool life. The insert is installed in a mouldbase for injection moulding experiment. Three plastic parts are tried on the moulds built by this rapid tooling approach. This research has shown that manufacturing an indirect rapid tooling using electroless nickel plating for low-volume production of plastic injection mouldings is feasible for the rapid prototyping models. The cavity insert can be fabricated using commonly available low-cost materials within 48 h. More importantly, the tool life is longer under normal plastic processing conditions and quality mouldings are obtained.
Starting Page	31
Ending Page	40
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02683768
Journal	The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Volume Number	78
Issue Number	1-4
e-ISSN	14333015
Language	English
Publisher	Springer London
Publisher Date	2014-12-04
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Rapid prototyping Rapid tooling Electroless nickel plating Injection moulding Industrial and Production Engineering Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Mechanical Engineering Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Applications Software

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