ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROJECT CLUSTER MEETING > Fundació CIM C/Llorens i Artigas, 12 Parc Tecnològic de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain 2 May 2016 PhD A. Elizabeth Bonilla

CONACYT-CIATEQ Reseach Center National Council of Science and Technology Work Areas Virtual Engineering and Manufacturing Advanced Manufacture Additive Manufacture Advanced Materials Control and Electronic Measuring Systems

Tools and Additive Manufacturing

Development and Implementation of a Process for Manufacturing of Cores and Cavities for injection Molds Cores and cavities: Polymeric materials Metals Injection conditions Special design considerations

Exploitable results (ERs) ER 1-Development and implementation of a process to manufacturing cores and cavities for injection molds A Process B Improved performance ER2-Optimization of manufacturing parameters by additive technologies to achieve the best finished in metallic parts A Finished parts B Secondary required process ER3-Development of a polymeric material with improved mechanical end thermal resistance for SLS A Prototype cores an cavities to get pieces in final material B Molded injection pieces in final material

>-Development and implementation of a process to manufacturing of cores and cavities of molds > A Process to design and manufacture cavities and cores of molds B Improve the performance of the mold (conformal cooling) > A Companies of molds and metal industries. B Molds user´s > A Reduction in Manufacturing Times B Enhance the Design Options

Development and Implementation of a Process for Manufacturing of Cores and Cavities for Injection Molds Technological Readiness Level > A TRL 6 Milestones in the TRL progression up to TRL9 A AM manufacture time vs CNC Manufacture time B Molds performance Main technical challenges in this result A Available materials for the machine B Quality of the manufactured pieces Time to market (Mth/yr): IPRs - Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? How? When? No

Development and Implementation of a Process for Manufacturing of Cores and Cavities for Injection Molds IPRs Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? A No How? A When? A

>-Optimization of Manufacturing Parameters by Additive Technologies to Achieve the Best Finished in Metallic Parts > A methodology to manufacture cores and cavities reducing the secondary machining > A Companies of molds and metal industry > A Reduced manufacturing times B Decrease in secondary manufacturing process

Optimization of Manufacturing Parameters by Additive Technologies to Achieve the Best Finished in Metallic Parts Technological Readiness Level > A TRL 8 Milestones in the TRL progression up to TRL9 A Finished pieces B Secondary manufacturing process Main technical challenges in this result A Manufacturing parameters and conditions B Materials Time to market (Mth/yr): IPRs - Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? How? When?

Optimization of Manufacturing Parameters by Additive Technologies to Achieve the Best Finished in Metallic Parts IPRs Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? A No How? A When? A

> Development of a Polymeric Material with Improved Mechanical end Thermal Resistance for SLS > A Material B Cavities and cores > A Automotive B Pharmaceutical C Electrical D Injection Molds Companies > A Pieces in final materials to approve designs B Injection Molded Parts C Short time

Development of a Polymeric Material with Improved Mechanical end Thermal Resistance for SLS Technological Readiness Level > A TRL 3 Milestones in the TRL progression up to TRL9 A Material test in injection mold conditions B Molded parts quality Main technical challenges in this result A Software B Print parameters Time to market (Mth/yr): IPRs - Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? How? When? Yes

Development of a Polymeric Material with Improved Mechanical end Thermal Resistance for SLS IPRs Have you protected or will you protect this result before disclosing it? Yes How? Patent When? December 2016

Expressions of Interest Generic GT5-SA-SAND Polymer & sand foundry material. GTM-MX-VITRO Improved maintenance for auto tooling, supply of specialized materials on demand, Embedded electronics in auto glass. Metals M14-NANO Embedding ceramic NPs/Ti6Al4V matrix M1-US-QUESTEK, M5-SA-FORMING