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Microsystem Technologies
Published in: Microsystem Technologies 7/2013

01-07-2013 | Technical Paper

A novel approach to realize the local precise variotherm process in micro injection molding

Authors: Lei Xie, Thalke Niesel, Monika Leester-Schädel, Gerhard Ziegmann, Stephanus Büttgenbach

Published in: Microsystem Technologies | Issue 7/2013

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Abstract

Variotherm is special mould temperature controlling concept which realizes the rapid heating/cooling of mould during material processing in order to extend the freezing time of materials. A novel variotherm concept based on silicon wafer combined with micro electric resistance heating structures is purposed and prototyped in this study. The manufacture process of this variotherm unit was introduced and its heating/cooling performance was tested and analyzed by thermal graphic method, which indicate that the new variotherm concept has excellent thermal control efficiency and precise temperature distributions.
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Metadata
Title
A novel approach to realize the local precise variotherm process in micro injection molding
Authors
Lei Xie
Thalke Niesel
Monika Leester-Schädel
Gerhard Ziegmann
Stephanus Büttgenbach
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Microsystem Technologies / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0946-7076
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1858
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-012-1692-9

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