Integrating 3D Printing with Injection Molding for Improved Manufacturing Efficiency
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23210%2F25%3A43975995" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23210/25:43975995 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/17/14/1935" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/17/14/1935</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym17141935" target="_blank" >10.3390/polym17141935</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Integrating 3D Printing with Injection Molding for Improved Manufacturing Efficiency
Original language description
This study investigates a hybrid manufacturing approach that combines 3D printing and injection molding to extend the limitations of each individual technique. Injection molding is often limited by high initial tooling costs, long lead times, and restricted geometric flexibility, whereas 3D-printed molds tend to suffer from material degradation, extended cooling times, and lower surface quality. By integrating 3D-printed molds into the injection-molding process, this hybrid method enables the production of complex geometries with improved cost-efficiency. The approach is demonstrated using a range of polymeric materials, including ABS, nylon, and polyurethane foam-each selected to enhance the mechanical and thermal performance of the final products. Finite element method (FEM) analysis was conducted to assess thermal distribution, deformation, and stress during manufacturing. Results indicated that both temperature and stress remained within safe operational limits for 3D-printed materials. An economic analysis revealed substantial cost savings compared to fully 3D-printed components, establishing hybrid manufacturing as a viable and scalable alternative. This method offers broad industrial applicability, delivering enhanced mechanical properties, design flexibility, and reduced production costs.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20301 - Mechanical engineering
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Polymers
ISSN
2073-4360
e-ISSN
2073-4360
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
14
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
nestránkováno
UT code for WoS article
001539815300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105011414001