METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CO-MOLDED INSERTS
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1. A method of manufacturing a co-molded insert part comprising the steps of:
- providing a three-dimensional molding insert produced by a layer additive manufacturing process;
applying a layer material in contact with at least a portion of the molding insert; and
,co-molding the layer material and the molding insert simultaneously to produce a co-molded insert part.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a co-molded insert part for use in composite, plastic, or metal parts is disclosed. The method comprises the step of providing a three-dimensional molding insert produced by a layer additive manufacturing process. The method further comprises the step of applying a layer material in contact with at least a portion of the molding insert. The method further comprises the step of co-molding the layer material and the molding insert simultaneously to produce a co-molded insert part.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a co-molded insert part comprising the steps of:
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providing a three-dimensional molding insert produced by a layer additive manufacturing process; applying a layer material in contact with at least a portion of the molding insert; and
,co-molding the layer material and the molding insert simultaneously to produce a co-molded insert part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for additive manufacturing of a co-molded insert part comprising the steps of:
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creating with a computer aided design software a three-dimensional computer rendering of an insert part; transferring the computer rendered insert part to an additive manufacturing machine software to build the insert part; building the insert part with an additive manufacturing process; assembling the insert part with a layer material in a mold; co-molding the insert part and the material in the mold to form a co-molded insert part; curing the co-molded insert part; removing the co-molded insert part from the mold; and
,finishing and post-processing the co-molded insert part. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method of manufacturing composite parts having co-molded inserts, wherein three-dimensional computer aided design software is transferred to additive manufacturing machine software, and further wherein processed geometry data and a molding insert producing device forms in a layer-wise fashion, followed by post-processing and inserting the molding insert into a mold.
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