Additive manufacturing (AM) is transforming the tool and die industry by enhancing traditional processes and enabling intricate cooling structures in plastic injection molding that only AM can achieve. How will this technology reshape the future of tool and die manufacturing? 

To discover AM’s place in the tool and die industry, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with Vilas Ravindra Dulipeta, Manager of the Additive Manufacturing Group at Canada’s AarKel Tool & Die Inc. They discuss AarKel’s unique innovations in plastic injection molding design, breakthroughs from past mistakes, and the secure role of additive in customer solutions such as EVs. 

Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS. 

Key Takeaways: 

[3:19] Early in their AM adoption period, AarKel made some beautiful magnetic mistakes. 

[10:06] AM offers efficient cooling structures that improve cooling times for tool and die-casting production. 

[22:32] AM enables early process innovations in EV programs with the ability to create design parameters. 

[25:43] How AM allows for engineered porosity in the injection molding process. 

[36:58] While cost and education are challenges, additive offers Aarkel real benefits. 

Resource Links: 

EOS 

AarKel Tool & Die Inc. 

Vilas Ravindra on LinkedIn