The validation of injection moulding rapid tools applicable to the biomedical device industry

P. Hanniffy; K. F. Vaugh; T. O. Gloinn; C. Hayes; A. Klein

doi:10.1504/IJNBM.2007.016521

The validation of injection moulding rapid tools applicable to the biomedical device industry

P. Hanniffy, K. F. Vaugh, T. O. Gloinn, C. Hayes, A. Klein

Department of Polymer, Mechanical and Design

Limerick Institute of Technology,

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Abstract

Since the introduction of Rapid Tooling (RT) in the early 1990s; eliminating the costly and time consuming practice of machining metal tools and dies has been the goal of the industry. This demand for faster, less expensive, high-performance tooling solutions has resulted in more than a dozen processes being developed worldwide. Although only a minority of these have established commercial success, the EOS Gmbh and 3D systems Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) processes are the two major developers in this bracket. This paper presents an overview of the validation procedures currently associated with injection Moulds for biomedical devices and considers if these procedures are applicable and indeed suitable for rapid tools.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-83
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNBM.2007.016521
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

rapid tooling
RT
selective laser sintering
SLS
validation

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The validation of injection moulding rapid tools applicable to the biomedical device industry

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