This is a very common challenge in today's market. I would like to
point out that it may help to attend the upcoming Rapid Technologies for
Plastic Tooling Applications, December 10-11, 1998 in Southfield, MI.
This program will specifically address this issue and attempt to cover
all options fairly while providing the information to make a profitable
decision based on your specific needs. This program is endorsed by both
the Rapid Prototyping Association and the Plastics Molders and
Manufacturers Association, and if you feel this may be of interest to
you, contact me directly and I will personally insure your registration
with a member discount.
Topics that will be covered:
Intelligent Parametric Mold Design
High Speed Machining
Frontiers in Advanced Mold Design: Conformal Cooling and High
Conductivity Materials
Overview of Alternative Tooling Methods
Using Powered Metal Technologies to Generate Rapid Hard Tooling
Getting to Market With Rapid Cut Tools
Rapid "High Performance" Tooling For Tooling Technologies
Case Studies Using SLA Molds, Powder Metal Molds, and Quick Cut Aluminum
Molds
Guaranteeing That Critical Delivery
How to Get From Data to Part
K. Leeann Starr Lane
Technical Program Administrator
Conferencing
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
One SME Drive
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
(313)271-1500, ext.367
starlee@sme.org
>-----Original Message-----
>From: RP-Tech. Inc [SMTP:rptech@cul.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 12:46 AM
>To: RP-list
>Subject: Tooling for Injection Molding
>
>Dear RP-list,
>
>We have recently done some prototypes for one of our customer and now they
>need a tool for injection molding that can produce 10,000-20,000 parts. The
>problem is that they need the tool within a short timeframe so that they can
>have their first parts in the end of December. Is there someone out there
>that know of any Rapid Tooling technique or any other technique that can
>solve our problem. We contacted Dynamic Tooling regarding their PolySteel
>tools but according to them, there are no service bureaus that offers this
>solution. We appreciate all responses and you can email us directly at
>rptech@cul.net .
>
>Thank you,
>
>Ola Harrysson
>Vice President
>
>
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><DIV><FONT size=2>We have recently done some prototypes for one of our
>customer
>and now they need a tool for injection molding that can produce 10,000-20,000
>parts. The problem is that they need the tool within a short timeframe so
>that
>they can have their first parts in the end of December. Is there someone out
>there that know of any Rapid Tooling technique or any other technique that
>can
>solve our problem. We contacted Dynamic Tooling regarding their PolySteel
>tools
>but according to them, there are no service bureaus that offers this
>solution.
>We appreciate all responses and you can email us directly at <A
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