Conformal cooling of permanent molds has been utilized for over a decade in the injection molding and high pressure die casting industry. Greater availability, more material choices, and drop in prices of metal additive manufactured components enables industry wide adaption. The nature of many additive manufacturing process allows for almost complete design freedom in terms of cooling line size, shape, and placement. Design and manufacturing opportunities and challenges of conformal cooling of permanent molds for casting applications will be discussed.
Speakers: Carl Soderhjelm, University of California Irvine
This AFS Members Only Webinar will begin at 1 p.m. CT