High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Rapid prototyping and tooling technologies to produce moulding
elements of injection moulds for large parts
A. Freitas & R. Soares
Centimfe, Zona Industrial, Marinha Grande, Portugal
A. Selada
Grupo VANGEST, Marinha Grande, Portugal
P.G. Martinho
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, School of Technology and Management, Leiria, Portugal,
Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
A.S. Pouzada
Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
ABSTRACT: The advances in Rapid Prototyping and Tooling (RPT) technologies made possible the utilization
of materials in alternative to steel in ...