... manufacturing to design and fabricate conformal cooling channels ( CCC ) within mold inserts. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the cooling efficiency, reduce cycle time and improve part quality compared to conventional cooling designs. Design/methodology/approach The research follows a systematic...

... of injection moulding tools with conformal cooling channels that optimize heat transfer while incorporating efficient internal lattice structures that can ground loads and provide thermal insulation. Despite the opportunities enabled by AM, there remain a number of design and processing uncertainties...