Success Story "PEP"
The PEP (Pôle Europeen de Plasturgie), created in 1989 and situated at the heart of Plastics Valley in the Ain department (France), is a unique research, development and technical support facility dedicated to the plastic industry. The PEP is, in in Europe, a partner of reference for companies in the development and realisation of their projects, the new products design and the control of production procedures and costs.
Challenge
- Injection moulding tooling for 50,000 parts in ABS or PP+50%GF (Antiope project) for electrical component
- Optimization of time and costs
Solution
- Insert built in EOS MaragingSteel MS1
- Redesign of inserts with conformal cooling channels
Benefits
- Lead time reduction, compared to standard manufactured inserts
- Costs reduction for tool production due to faster working time
- Increase in mould productivity
- Better thermal management of mould
- Core and Cavity
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