Systems and methods for producing manufacturing molds for metal casting
AssigneeMatthews International Corporation
InventorsYurij F. Wowczuk, Greg Geers
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Abstract
Methods and systems for creating a mold for a cast memorialization product are described herein. In a process for creating a mold, a three-dimensional (3D) model of a product design is generated. The product design includes customized features for a memorialization product. A mold design is generated based upon the 3D model of the product design. Printing instructions for creating the mold are generated and accessed by a processing device. The mold is created according to the printing instructions. A product, such as a bronze memorialization product, can be cast using the mold.
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A method for creating a mold for a cast memorialization product, the method comprising:
- generating, by a processing device, a three-dimensional (3D) model for each of one or more product designs, wherein each product design includes customized features for a memorialization product;
- generating, by the processing device, a mold design for each product design based upon the 3D model of the product design;
- generating, by the processing device, printing instructions for creating each mold;
- optimizing, by the processing device, the printing instructions for each mold according to a nesting strategy, thereby generating nested printing instructions;
- accessing, by a manufacturing device, the nested printing instructions from the processing device;
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- creating, by the manufacturing device, the mold for casting each memorialization product according to the nested printing instructions.
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