With the continuous development of the mold industry, the precision and efficiency of mold manufacturing have become an important part of the core competitiveness of enterprises. In order to meet the market demand, the mold industry is always looking for new manufacturing technologies and methods. The emergence of 3D printing technology has brought revolutionary changes to the mold industry. Among them, the application of 3D printing conformal cooling channel has greatly helped the mold industry to reduce costs, improve quality and increase efficiency.
First of all, 3D printing conformal cooling channels can greatly improve the efficiency of mold manufacturing. The traditional cooling channel manufacturing requires a complex processing process, which not only has a long cycle time, but also has a high cost. The 3D printing technology can directly manufacture the cooling channel without cumbersome processing and assembly, which greatly shortens the production cycle and improves the manufacturing efficiency.
Second, 3D printing conformal cooling channels can improve the accuracy and quality of products. The traditional cooling channel often has problems such as low product yield caused by local heat accumulation, while 3D printing can manufacture structures and shapes that are difficult to achieve by traditional processing methods, providing greater freedom for mold design, and the waterway can be evenly arranged, making the mold temperature more balanced and greatly improving the product yield.
Thirdly, 3D printing conformal cooling channels can also improve mold production efficiency. Due to the characteristics of 3D printing can manufacture conformal waterways, the waterways can be closer to the product, and then shorten the cooling time, because in production, the cooling time accounts for the largest proportion of the entire production process, shortening the cooling time will speed up the entire production cycle and effectively improve production efficiency.
Therefore, the application of 3D printing conformal cooling channel has brought new opportunities for the mold industry to reduce costs, improve quality and increase efficiency. By adopting 3D printing technology, enterprises can improve their core competitiveness.