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Springer Verlag, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 5-6(43), p. 551-562

DOI: 10.1007/s00170-008-1739-3

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Enhancing moulds manufacturing by means of reverse engineering

Journal article published in 2008 by Luca Minetola P. Iuliano, Paolo Minetola ORCID
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Abstract

Modern CAD/CAM techniques together with five-axis high-speed milling allow to reduce moulds manufacturing time and costs. Nevertheless, in order to put a mould into use, operations of manual finishing and fitting are still always required. Such operations, performed manually by mould makers, modify the milled surfaces of moulds. Reverse engineering techniques can be employed in quality control to evaluate dimensions and geometrical tolerances on moulds after machining and fitting. Changes in the product's shape are sometimes decided after a mould has already been machined. In such cases, if possible, the mould maker directly modifies the mould. Thus the final real geometry of the mould does not reflect the one of the original CAD model. The aim of this paper is to point out the benefits of non-contact quality control and to illustrate a procedure, based on reverse engineering techniques, to reconstruct and update the mathematical model of the mould after it has been polished and fit. The procedure was tested on a mould for the production of a plastic camera body that was previously inspected by means of a structured light scanner