IMKS and IMMS: two methods for the production of plastic parts featuring metallic areas
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Christian Hopmann
Abstract
The integration and combination of known technologies to one-step-processes is a promising way to implement enhancements to existing processes and products, as well as to new product developments. This approach is followed by two integrative process technologies that were developed by the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at the RWTH Aachen University and the Surface Engineering Institute (IOT) at the RWTH Aachen University as part of the Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Production Technologies for High-Wage Countries”. In these processes, pure metals or metal alloys are joined to the injection moulded part, which potentially results in particular advantages referring to the electrical properties of the product. The integrated metal/plastic injection moulding (IMKS) represents the combination of injection moulding and metal die casting. The in-mould metal spraying (IMMS) combines the injection moulding with the thermal spraying of metal. In the following, the level of development of both methods is presented and future potentials are shown.
Acknowledgments
The depicted research referring to IMKS and IMMS has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the program Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries” at the RWTH Aachen. We would like to extend our thanks to the DFG, the German Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) and the AiF. We also thank the Krallmann Group, A.Schulman Inc., KUKA Roboter GmbH and Lanxess AG who have supported these research projects through the provision of plastics, machinery and other resources.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Review
- IMKS and IMMS: two methods for the production of plastic parts featuring metallic areas
- Original articles
- Application of a multilayer injection molding process for thick-walled optical components
- Mesoscale simulation of the solidification process in injection moulded parts
- Improved molding of micro structures using PVD-coated mold inserts
- In-mould graining of 3D-shaped parts with micro-structured surfaces
- Mold technology for mass production of continuous fiber-reinforced sandwich parts
- The effect of pressure and temperature on microthermoforming thermoplastic films integrated in the injection moulding process
- Effect of filler type and composition on the mechanical, thermal, and dynamic mechanical properties of PS/SBR vulcanizate
- Improving the properties of recycled PET/PEN blends by using different chain extenders
- Effect of ABS/PMMA/EMA ternary blending sequence on mechanical properties and surface glossiness
- Fabrication of a superhydrophobic LLDPE film by thermal lamination and peeling
- Heat distortion temperature and mechanical properties of agricultural wastes-reinforced phenolic composites
- Nondestructive evaluation of graphene-based strain sensor using Raman analysis and Raman mapping
