Acoustic noise sensing for controlling manufacture of a component part made of a flowable base material

A tool for manufacturing a component part from a flowable base material, the tool comprising:

• a processing chamber into which the flowable base material is introducible for manufacturing the component part;
• an acoustic sensor configured for sensing an acoustic signal originating from the tool, particularly from the processing chamber, and being indicative of an interaction between the flowable base material and the tool, particularly the processing chamber, during the manufacturing, wherein the acoustic sensor comprises a movable actuator;
• and
• a control unit configured for controlling and/or documenting the manufacturing in the processing chamber based on the sensed acoustic signal.

A method of controlling manufacture of a component part in a tool, the method comprising:

• introducing a flowable base material in a processing chamber of the tool for manufacturing the component part;
• sensing an acoustic signal originating from the processing chamber and being indicative of an interaction between the flowable base material and the processing chamber during the manufacturing, wherein a motion of a movable actuator of an acoustic sensor contributes to the generation of the acoustic signal;
• and
• controlling and/or documenting the manufacturing in the processing chamber based on the sensed acoustic signal.