MELATO~reg; - A New Process Chain for Rapid Tool Manufacturing

摘要

Development and improvement of a complete self-controlled process chain for manufacturing of laminated tools is the purpose of the research performed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology and different German companies. The so-called MELATO~® technology describes a process chain that has as a first step the slicing of the 3D CAD geometry into layers. The slices are obtained by high-speed laser cutting and then joined together. In this way, laminated tools or parts are built up. Using the MELATO~® technology, tools for such operations as deep drawing, stamping and injection molding can be manufactured.