Design, Optimization and Validation of Conformal Cooling Technique for Additively Manufactured Mold Insert

Abstract Injection molding is a cyclic process comprising of cooling phase as the largest part this cycle. Providing efficient in lesser cycle times significant importance industry. Conformal proven technique for reduction injection molding. In study, we have replaced conventional circuit with an optimized conformal tool (mold). The required heat transfer rate, coolant flow rate and diameter channel was analytically calculated. Hybrid Laser powder bed fusion used to manufacture mold channels. material manufacturing maraging steel (M300). Thermal efficiency channels experimentally calculated using thermal imaging. Autodesk MoldFlow software simulate predict time results showed decrease increase help additively manufactured insert.