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<title-group><doi>139</doi>
<article-title>Manufacturing of &#x00B5;IM Mould Inserts with AMed Cooling Channels</article-title>
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<author>Jun Qian<sup>1</sup>, Karolien Kempen<sup>1</sup>, Frank Welkenhuyzen<sup>1</sup>, Wouter Vanderauwera<sup>2</sup>, Ad Kuijpers<sup>3</sup>, Jun Wang<sup>1</sup>, Fei Yang<sup>1</sup>, Jean-Pierre Kruth<sup>1</sup> and Dominiek Reynaerts<sup>1</sup>  </author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium  </aff>
<aff><sup>2</sup>3D SYSTEMS, Belgium  </aff>
<aff><sup>3</sup>Formatec Technical Ceramics, The Netherlands </aff>

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<p>The Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process is one of the proven key 3D printing technologies for producing complex and micro metallic structures, for instance conformal cooling channels for micro-injection molding. In micro injection molding, the conformal channels enables a controlled heating/cooling of the molded part, resulting in a better thermal management of the micro injection moulding (&#x00B5;IM). Since a part produced by SLM is a monolithic component, the way to check the quality of the internal features should be a non-destructive method, and Computed Tomography (CT) is an ideal solution for it. In this research, a mould insert for micro injection moulding with conformal is first produced through Selective Laser Melting. The internal features in the blank are then examined by CT-metrology and the cavities and features down to 25&#x00B5;m (aspect ratio of 30) of the mold insert are finished by micro-EDM.  </p><p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Additive manufacturing, Computed tomography metrology, Micro-EDM, Precision micro-manufacturing. </p>
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