Floodcooling Technologies, LLC

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Zen Project LLC

Mark Manuel

Thomas N Greaves

Matthew T Lowney

Christopher Dean Kirkum

Robert Racklyeft

John E Nemazi

Michael Wasylenko

A mold block includes a tool body with a contoured finished surface adapted to receive a tool insert having a forming surface for forming a bottle neck in a molding operation. The tool body defines an internal channel for heat transfer with the forming surface. At least a portion of the channel is offset generally equidistant from the finished surface to provide a path contoured for conformal cooling of the insert. The tool body has a pair of ports intersecting the channel. Several methods for forming a mold block are disclosed and include machining a contoured finished surface adapted to receive a tool insert on a tool body, forming a heat transfer channel within the tool body, and forming a pair of ports into the tool body. At least a portion of the channel is offset generally equidistant from the finished surface for conformal cooling of the insert.

Mold insert for improved heat transfer

In one embodiment, a tool for forming an article in a molding operation has a tool body formed from a non-particulate material, with a particulate material bonded to the body. The body provides a forming surface for forming the article. The particulate material, or the particulate material and the tool body collectively provide a duct for conveying a fluid for transfer of heat with the forming surface. In another embodiment, the tool has a tool body formed from a non-particulate material with a cavity and the particulate material is disposed within the cavity. A heat transfer material is disposed in the cavity bonding the particulate material to the tool body. Methods for manufacturing such tools are also disclosed.

Compound mold tooling for controlled heat transfer

A toolhaving a forming surfacebeing formed from a contiguous materialand including, within the contiguous materialinto which the forming surfaceis operatively resident, a cylinderor other selectively movable member which may be selectively used to remove an object from the tool

Tool having an ejection assembly, a method for making such a tool, and a method for ejecting a formed object from a tool

A methodologyfor producing a laminated toolhaving desired dimensional accuracy. The toolis produced by the use of several sectional members, such as sectional memberswhich are selectively coupled and which are measured. The measurement is used to determine whether to selectively press these previously coupled sectional membersto ensure that their coupled arrangement has a desired dimensional accuracy. Additional measurements and needed pressing operations are accomplished each time a new sectional member is added to the previously coupled sectional member combination.

Method for building a tool

An apparatusand a methodfor the creation of a tool. The apparatusand the methodallow for dynamic measurement of the toolas it is being created and further allows for the use of positive feedback to increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally similar to a certain model. The apparatusand methodfurther allow sections of varying thicknesses to be used and provide a technique to create surfaces which further increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally equivalent to a desired and modeled tool.

Method and apparatus for the creation of a tool

A methodand a laminated toolwhich is created by the methodand which is formed by the selective coupling or attachment of sectional members, such as members. The formed toolincludes a finished surfacewhich is formed by the selective deposition of materialonto surface

Tool and a method for creating the tool

A toolwhich is made by a method which efficiently allows internal passageways, such as passageway, which are at least partially circumscribed by thermally conductive material, to be formed in the tool, thereby allowing for enhanced cooling characteristics and allowing decreased cycle time and a reduced likelihood of damage to the formed object.

Method for producing a tool

A tooland a method for creating the toolwhich is comprised of several selectively coupled sectional membersand which includes at least one cooling channelIn one embodiment, each sectional memberwhich is to be used to form the at least one cooling channelhas respective indented channelsChannelof memberregisters with a unique one of the channelsof memberto which memberis coupled, thereby forming the unique cooling passageOther embodiments are disclosed which also provide desired cooling paths

Tool and a method for making a tool

A tool () having improved heat transfer characteristics and a method for cooling a tool () which is comprised of several selectively coupled sectional members () Each selected sectional members () include an outer contour (), while each of the sectional members () includes at least one coolant passage (). These coolant passages () cooperatively form a coolant manifold () which is a predetermined distance from contours (). An amount of coolantis passed through manifold () to cool tool ().

System and a method for cooling a tool

A method for forming a tooland a toolwhich is comprised of several selectively coupled sectional members, such as members, which are placed upon a heat resistant surface. A sealing material, such as copper in a solid molecular state, is placed around the periphery of the tool. The copper in a solid molecular state, the heat resistant surface, and the toolare placed within a heat source which transforms the copper in a solid molecular stateinto liquid which flows within the gaps, such as gapand within knife edgeswhich exists within the tool. After the coppercools, the cooperreinforces and strengthens the tool

Tool and a method for creating a tool

An apparatus and a method for the creation of a tool. The apparatus and the method allow for dynamic measurement of the tool as it is being created and further allow for the use of positive feedback to increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally similar to a certain model. The apparatus and method further allow sections of varying thickness to be used and provide a technique to create surfaces which further increase the likelihood that the produced tool will be structurally equivalent to a desired and modeled tool.

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