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Manufacturing technology has been continuously improving with effective research to reduce the cycle time of production of an object. Vacuum forming is one such process of manufacturing simple parts from thin sheet of material usually made of plastic. This work emphasizes the adoption of rapid tooling concept to vacuum forming process with an objective of reducing the cycle time of production. The cooling phase of the entire cycle time is identified as a means of improvement through its reduction. It contributes to the reduction of manufacturing lead time and time to market the product. The comparative study is conducted by inserting tube inserts of two different materials both of traditional type and rapid tooling type in order to cool the mould. The results conjecture the improvement of cooling time in tools with rapid tooling concept in comparison with those of traditional system of cooling.
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Hussain, B.I., Safiulla, M., Khaleelu Rehman, B. (2018). Application of Rapid Tooling for Vacuum Forming to Reduce Cycle Time. In: Siddiqui, N., Tauseef, S., Abbasi, S., Rangwala, A. (eds) Advances in Fire and Process Safety. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7281-9_20
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