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US 2008/0065259 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for rapidly generating tooling for press machines
OwnerDavid M. Dietrich, John G. Macke +1inventors
InventorsDavid M. Dietrich, John G. Macke, Robert W. Scott
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for making a part. A digital model of the part is formed. A digital design of a tool usable to create the part is formed. The tool is created using an additive manufacturing process and the digital design of the tool. The tool is usable in a press machine to manufacture the part.
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A method for making an aircraft part, the method comprising:
- creating a first computer aided design model of the aircraft part;
- creating a second computer aided design model of a set of plastic dies usable to make the aircraft part, wherein the set of plastic dies are usable in a press brake;
- manufacturing the set of plastic dies using a fused deposition modeling process, wherein during manufacturing a density of the set of plastic dies is increased;
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- making the aircraft part using the set of plastic dies with the press brake.
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A method for making a part, the method comprising:
- forming a digital design of a tool usable to create the part and
- manufacturing the tool using an additive manufacturing process and the digital design of the tool, wherein during manufacturing a density of the tool is increased, and wherein the tool is usable in a press machine to make the part.
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An apparatus for manufacturing a part, the apparatus comprising:
- a data processing system, wherein the data processing system generates a computer aided design model of a tool;
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- an additive manufacturing system in communication with the data processing system, wherein the additive manufacturing system creates the tool using the computer aided design model, wherein while creating the tool a density of the tool is increased, and wherein the tool is usable to manufacture the part.
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