Machine and tool development for forming of polymeric tubular micro-components

作者：Zhao Jie; Yip Arthur Lan Kuan; Qin Yi^*; Razali Akhtar; Fei Zhi cong

来源：Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2012, 22: S214-S221.

DOI：10.1016/S1003-6326(12)61711-7

• hot-embossing
• micro-forming
• desktop micro-manufacturing system
• polymeric tubular micro-components

This paper reports the work associated with the development of a desktop hot-embossing machine system and tools which would enable volume production of polymeric tubular micro-components for various applications. The development was undertaken by considering factors such as machine dynamic performance, precision guides to tools, tool heating and cooling, raw material feeding and end-part collection, control strategy. It was assisted with FE analysis and a series of forming experiment. An integrated machine system has now been constructed and tested with the forming of several demonstration-components. A good result was obtained from these tests.

• 出版日期2012-12