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_id: '575'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Additive manufacturing technologies can provide cost and time advantages in
    mold making, compared to traditional approaches. Nevertheless, their applicability
    is not yet completely proven, especially in terms of surface finishing. The aim
    of this research work is to create perfect mold inserts by Selective Laser Melting
    (SLM) and to optimize surface quality. Therefore a process is developed to reduce
    the effort of surface quality optimization including a high flexibility in design.
    The tested process shows that simple and affordable methods can lead to usable
    molds with only minor restrictions in terms of appearance. Due to the initial
    reduction of layer thicknesses and distinct settings of laser melting parameters,
    the surface smoothness is significantly enhanced during the SLM building process.
    Subsequently blasting, manual grinding, as well as polishing operations, enable
    a selective smoothening of the surface up to a polished finish. As a result, the
    built tool parts can be used instantly for injection molding.
author:
- first_name: O.
  full_name: Elstermeyer, O.
  last_name: Elstermeyer
- first_name: Franz-Josef
  full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
  id: '14290'
  last_name: Villmer
citation:
  ama: 'Elstermeyer O, Villmer F-J. SLM Based Tooling for Injection Molding - Focus
    on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization. In: Padoano E, Villmer F-J,
    Department of Production Engineering and Management, eds. <i>Production Engineering
    and Management</i>. Publication series in direct digital manufacturing . Lemgo;
    2017:101-113.'
  apa: Elstermeyer, O., &#38; Villmer, F.-J. (2017). SLM Based Tooling for Injection
    Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization. In E. Padoano,
    F.-J. Villmer, &#38; Department of Production Engineering and Management (Eds.),
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i> (pp. 101–113). Lemgo.
  bjps: <b>Elstermeyer O and Villmer F-J</b> (2017) SLM Based Tooling for Injection
    Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization. In Padoano
    E, Villmer F-J and Department of Production Engineering and Management (eds),
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>. Lemgo, pp. 101–113.
  chicago: Elstermeyer, O., and Franz-Josef Villmer. “SLM Based Tooling for Injection
    Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization.” In <i>Production
    Engineering and Management</i>, edited by Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef Villmer, and
    Department of Production Engineering and Management, 101–13. Publication Series
    in Direct Digital Manufacturing . Lemgo, 2017.
  chicago-de: 'Elstermeyer, O. und Franz-Josef Villmer. 2017. SLM Based Tooling for
    Injection Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization. In:
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>, hg. von Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef
    Villmer, und Department of Production Engineering and Management, 101–113. Publication
    series in direct digital manufacturing . Lemgo.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Elstermeyer, O.</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Villmer, Franz-Josef</span>: SLM Based Tooling
    for Injection Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization.
    In: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Padoano, E.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Villmer,
    F.-J.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Department of Production
    Engineering and Management</span> (Hrsg.): <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>,
    <i>Publication series in direct digital manufacturing </i>. Lemgo, 2017, S. 101–113'
  havard: 'O. Elstermeyer, F.-J. Villmer, SLM Based Tooling for Injection Molding
    - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization, in: E. Padoano, F.-J.
    Villmer, Department of Production Engineering and Management (Eds.), Production
    Engineering and Management, Lemgo, 2017: pp. 101–113.'
  ieee: O. Elstermeyer and F.-J. Villmer, “SLM Based Tooling for Injection Molding
    - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization,” in <i>Production Engineering
    and Management</i>, Pordenone, Italy, 2017, no. 1, pp. 101–113.
  mla: Elstermeyer, O., and Franz-Josef Villmer. “SLM Based Tooling for Injection
    Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization.” <i>Production
    Engineering and Management</i>, edited by Elio Padoano et al., no. 1, 2017, pp.
    101–13.
  short: 'O. Elstermeyer, F.-J. Villmer, in: E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer, Department
    of Production Engineering and Management (Eds.), Production Engineering and Management,
    Lemgo, 2017, pp. 101–113.'
  ufg: '<b>Elstermeyer, O./Villmer, Franz-Josef (2017)</b>: SLM Based Tooling for
    Injection Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization, in:
    Elio Padoano et. al. (Hgg.): <i>Production Engineering and Management</i> (=<i>Publication
    series in direct digital manufacturing </i>), Lemgo, S. 101–113.'
  van: 'Elstermeyer O, Villmer F-J. SLM Based Tooling for Injection Molding - Focus
    on Reduced Effort in Surface Quality Optimization. In: Padoano E, Villmer F-J,
    Department of Production Engineering and Management, editors. Production Engineering
    and Management. Lemgo; 2017. p. 101–13. (Publication series in direct digital
    manufacturing ).'
conference:
  end_date: 2017-09-29
  location: Pordenone, Italy
  name: Proceedings7th International Conference
  start_date: 2017-09-28
corporate_editor:
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
- Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
date_created: 2019-02-18T11:16:07Z
date_updated: 2023-03-15T13:50:01Z
department:
- _id: DEP1306
editor:
- first_name: Elio
  full_name: Padoano, Elio
  last_name: Padoano
- first_name: Franz-Josef
  full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
  last_name: Villmer
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Tool making
- Direct rapid tooling
- Additively manufactured molds
- Selective laser melting
- Additive manufacturing process chain
- Post-processing
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2017_Proceeding_web.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 101-113
place: Lemgo
publication: Production Engineering and Management
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-3-946856-01-6
publication_status: published
related_material:
  link:
  - relation: contains
    url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2017_Proceeding_web.pdf
series_title: 'Publication series in direct digital manufacturing '
status: public
title: SLM Based Tooling for Injection Molding - Focus on Reduced Effort in Surface
  Quality Optimization
type: conference
user_id: '45673'
year: 2017
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