iTherm® Mold insert
iTherm® Mold insert is produced from tool steel forged or rolled blocks using HTS proprietary additive manufacturing technology.
It is a single body component with equal mechanical properties as tool steel monoblock.
It has only two connectors for the cooling medium (IN and OUT).
Cooling channels can be freely designed according to cooling/heating requirements of the molded part, not by limitations of using conventional drilling methods.
It is highly customizable to specific customer requirements.
HTS DIFFERENCE
Advantages over conventional MOLD INSERTS
More freedom designing cooling channels
In comparison with conventionally made mold inserts, the iTherm® Mold insert gives you extra flexibility to bring cooling channels near the critical zones.
No leakage
iTherm® Mold insert is manufactured as a tool-steel monoblock with only two connectors for cooling water (IN and OUT) on a side of the plate, so no leakage is possible.
Temperature homogeneity of the working surface
In comparison with conventionally made Mould insert (left image), using iTherm® Mould insert (right image) the heat is distributed much more evenly across the working surface, resulting in more even cooling.
Shorter cycle time
The cooling power of iTherm® Mould insert correlates directly with production cycle time and productivity. Up to 50% cycle time reduction can be achieved by replacing conventional with iTherm® Mould insert.
PARAMETERS
COOLING POWER
Cooling power range is between 5.0 and 30.0 W/cm2 of heat extraction.
Dimensional range
Thickness 0,67 - 3 inch (17 - 76 mm)
Length 2 ³/₄ - 11 ¹/₃₂ inch (70 - 280 mm)
Width 3 ¹⁵/₁₆ - 16 ⁵⁹/₆₄ inch (100 - 430 mm)
MATERIAL
iTherm® Mould inserts are made using forged tool steel blocks produced in EU.
Most often used grades are 1.2343/H11, 1.2083/420 or Uddeholm Dievar.
Based on specific customer needs, other steel grades can be used.
Delivery condition
heat treated
hardness between 42 and 52 HRC
machined to final dimension or blank