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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2024
Proto Labs, Inc., Maple Plain, MN (US);
Shuji Usui, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jack Allan Rulander, Elk River, MN (US);
Proto Labs, Inc., Maple Plain, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for automatic pin placement in injection molding, the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive part data containing a part model, identify a set of part features as a function of the part data, determine a plurality of pin placement configurations, wherein determining the plurality of pin placement configurations includes determine a plurality of pin locations based on the set of part features and determine a desired pin diameter at each pin location of the plurality of pin locations, generate a pin placement schema as a function of the plurality of pin placement configurations, and integrating the pin placement schema into the part model.