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INJECTION MOLDINGMarch 2019

INJECTION MOLDINGBUYING TIME WITH SOMOS PERFORM®

March 2019

INTRODUCTIONINJECTION MOLDING

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Key drivers Excellent surface finish High dimensional accuracy Extremely intricate parts are

castable Almost any metal can be cast No flash or parting lines

Injection molding is one of the most commonly used manufacturing technologies to produce thermoplastic products. The technology uses a metal mold in which the molten, fluid plastic is injected and solidified to achieve its final product shape.

Injection molding is the technology to produce high volume series at reasonable cost. Series production most commonly uses steel molds. Tooling cost accounts for a big part on the operating cost when choosing for injection molding.

APPLICATION AREASINJECTION MOLDING

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Transportation Lifestyle Electronics & Electrical

INJECTION MOLDINGINDUSTRY PAINS

Overall cost and lead time, especially for prototype and small series production. Tooling cost production Four to eight weeks lead time for complex (metal) tooling

Limitation in design change and customized designs due to the dependency on traditional molds. Design iterations need insert parts or a new tool Every new design needs a new tool

Warehouse cost and stock overhead Metal tools are typically stored for a long period

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INJECTION MOLDINGINDUSTRY PAINS

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The technology of choice for functional prototyping and low volume production due to

Saving time and cost on metal tooling Additive manufactured molds inserts available within 24h Cost-effective solution for complex part designs

Freedom of design Agility to test multiple design variations Highly optimized process chain from CAD to 3D printing

Sustainability Use of printed inserts, reduces amount and storage cost of metal

tools Saving on warehouse storage cost of the metal tools

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGY BENEFITS

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View into “SL” machine whilst printing a mold..

OPTIMIZATION WITH SOMOS® PERFORM PRINTED MOLDSINJECTION MOLDING TOOLING PROCESS

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Standard Process

PerFORM process

Design engineering

70% Time Savings

Tooling of mold

Injection Molding

Functional (prototype)

Part

Product idea

Print mold

Post processing

Design engineering

Injection Molding

Functional (prototype)

Part

Somos® Perform provides tool makers the ability to create complex tools with highest durability proven in the market, enabled by its high modulus and high heat deflection temperature.

Laser based printing (SLA) with Somos® Perform enables fast production of different design iterations or multiple designs.

Digital design and manufacturing with Somos®

Perform enable a fast and cost-effective offering on tooling, specifically for functional prototyping and/or low volume series.

HIGHLIGHTSTOOL MAKER

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HIGHLIGHTSINJECTION MOLDING HOUSE

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Somos® Perform provides injection molders the ability to produce parts in any thermoplastic material required at highest mold durability proven in the market, enabled by its high modulus and high heat deflection temperature.

Printed tools with Somos® Perform reduce the initial investment on hard tooling, enabling a cost-effective offering on parts produced for functional prototyping and/or small production series.

HIGHLIGHTSOEM

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Somos® Perform provides OEM’s the ability to create functional prototypes or low volume series in a thermoplastic material of choice, enabled by its high modulus and high heat deflection temperature.

Printed tools with Somos® Perform enable faster product and material validation due to reduced tooling lead time.

Printed tools with Somos® Perform enable an agile, decentralized production leading to reduced time-to-market.

PRINTED TOOLS IN SOMOS® PERFORM BUY YOU TIME. YOU ARE NOT BUYING PARTS, YOU ARE BUYING TIME.”

Javier GarciaWehl & Partner (Spain)

SOMOS® MATERIALS SET TO TRANSFORM RAPID PROTOTYPING TIME, COST AND QUALITY FOR GLOBAL MANUFACTURER

Kevin KlotzMGS Mfg. Group (USA)

VISUAL, OPTICAL & MECHANICAL PROPERTIESPRODUCT DETAILS SOMOS® PERFORM

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Mechanical properties UV Postcure Thermal Postcure ASTMMetric Imperial Metric Imperial

Tensile Strength 68 Mpa 9.9 ksi 80 Mpa 11.6 ksi

Tensile Modulus 10.500 Mpa 1520 ksi 9.800 Mpa 1420 ksi

Elongation @ Break 1.1 % 1.2 %

Poisson's Ratio 0.32 0.33

Flexural Strength 120 Mpa 17.4 ksi 146 Mpa 21.2 ksi

Flexural Modulus 10000 Mpa 1450 ksi 9030 Mpa 1310 ksi

Izod Impact - Notched 17 J/m 0.32 ft-lb/in 20 J/m 0.37 ft-lb/in

Hardness - Shore D 94 93Water Absorption 0.2 % 0.1 %

Visual properties PerformAppearance Off-white

Viscosity ~1000 cps @ 30 °C

Density ~1.61 g/cm3 @ 25 °C

Optical properties PerformCritical Exposure (Ec) 7.8 mJ/cm2

Slope °F Cure Depth (Dp) 4.3 mils

Exposure for 0.01" Thickness (E10) 80 mJ/cm2

THERMAL PROPERTIESPRODUCT DETAILS SOMOS® PERFORM

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Thermal properties UV Postcure Thermal Postcure ASTMMetric Imperial Metric Imperial

C.T.E. -40 to 0 °C (-40 to 32 °F) 29.9 µm/m °C 16.6 µm/in °F 26.4 µm/m °C 14.7 µm/in °F

C.T.E. 0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F) 49.4 µm/m °C 27.4 µm/in °F 34.3 µm/m °C 19.1 µm/in °F

C.T.E. 50 to 100 °C (122 to 212 °F) 79.1 µm/m °C 43.9 µm/in °F 59.9 µm/m °C 33.3 µm/in °F

C.T.E. 100 to 150 °C (212 to 300 °F) 80.9 µm/m °C 45.0 µm/in °F 94.7 µm/m °C 52.6 µm/in °F

Dielectric Constant 60 Hz 4.0 4.0

Dielectric Constant 1 kHz 3.8 3.9

Dielectric Constant 1 MHz 3.6 3.7

Dielectric Strength 26.3 kV/mm 668 V/mil 25.4 kV/mm 644 V/mil

Glass transition temperature 72 °C 162 °F 81 °C 178 °F

HDT @ 0.46 Mpa (66 psi) 132 °C 270 °F 268 °C 514 °F

HDT @ 1.81 Mpa (264 psi) 82 °C 180 °F 119 °C 246 °F

Thermal Conductivity NA NA

Electrical Conductivity NA NA

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