Development of hybrid energy-efficient aluminum injection moulding tools through electric arc additive and friction stir welding, as well as deposition of thick diamond-like carbon layers.

• Design guideline for the construction of aluminum injection moulding tools
• Additive manufacturing of injection moulding tools out of aluminum through the use of electric arc and friction stir welding
• Embedding of honeycomb and truss structures in the additive manufactured tools
• Development of thick DLC coatings for wear protection

University of Schmalkalden
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
production technology / tool design
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seul
E-Mail: t.seul@hs-sm.de
Telephone: 03683 688 1004

Technical University of Ilmenau
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
FG Production technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Jean Pierre Bergmann

FH Oberösterreich
Franz-Fritsch-Str. 11
4600 Weis
FH-Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dr. tech. Daniel Heim

Business Upper Austria - Plastics Cluster Oberösterreich
Doris Würzlhuber

FGW - Research Association for Tools and Materials e.V.
Dr. Christian Pelshenke

• AIF – German Federation of Industrial Research Associations / BMWI – Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
• FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency

• Run time: 10/2019 – 09/2021 (24 Month)
• Cost Volumes: - 705,926 € (of which 583,987€ is from subsidies)
• pdf: NextMould - Collective Research Networking – Cornet
• pdf (german): NextMould - Entwicklung von Aluminium-Großserienwerkzeugen durch additives Lichtbogenschweißen und Beschichtungssysteme