MANUFACTURING OF THE ACTIVE MOLD ELEMENTS AND OPTIMISATION OF THE NECESSARY MATERIAL USED FOR VACUUM CASTING PROCESS

Sever-Adrian RADU, Ancuţa PACURAR, Răzvan PACURAR

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This paper presents the result of a comparative study concerning manufacturing of molds active components, focusing on the fabrication of the silicone rubber molds regarding the vacuum casting of the resin parts. Using the Visual Basic it was realized a program which calculates using the dimensions of a master model the necessary material for obtaining the molds and the parts.

Key words: rapid tooling, vacuum casting, molds active elements, rapid prototyping

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