Hands-on experience with efficient Tooling systems

RAMPF Tooling presents new materials for automotive and foundry at the Bundesfachschule Modellbau

When theory and practice meet, ideas take shape. RAMPF Tooling recently demonstrated this at a two day modeling symposium. Together with its distributor, Esterhammer, the Tooling specialist presented sales prospects from the automotive and foundry industry with innovative solutions from polyurethane paste to casting resins. The symposium was held at the Bundesfachschule Modellbau in Bad Wildungen. The hosts were represented by up to 19 students from the master class.

Close Contour Paste demonstrations

Close Contour Paste demonstrations

Participants of the Bad Wildungen symposium

RAMPF Tooling’s know-how and experience in model and mold making are in demand. This was made clear during the two day seminary at the Bundesfachschule Modellbau last October. About 30 users from Northern Germany went to Bad Wildungen to learn more about new Tooling systems and processes from RAMPF Tooling. „The requirements in the automotive and foundry industry are complex and therefore effective and successfully applicable products are all the more important. This is what we offer and the participants can see for themselves“, explains Bernhard Deliege, Sales Manager Northern Europe at RAMPF Tooling who also led the symposium.

After a comprehensive theoretical introduction, which included the interactive model, mold and tool building explorer RAKU-TOOL® Scout, a practical introduction with key focus on economic modeling and mold building with the topic “How can the user save time and money?” took place. On the first day the participants produced several samples with pastes and resins from RAMPF Tooling. The next day allowed some time to examine and evaluate the surface struc-tures and chip formation of the different paste samples that were machined with a three-axis HSC machine. The various build-up methods, like casting, lay-up and milling were also discussed.

From the Close Contour Paste range, RAMPF Tooling presented its latest two products RAKU-TOOL® CP-6090 and CP-6100. The name CP-6090 stands for a polyurethane paste which can be applied in layers of 20 mm thickness and was specially developed for the marine industry. It can already be machined after 12 hours room temperature cure. The expoxy paste CP-6100 shows a similar performance. With a density of 1,3 g/cm3 it can be applied in 40 mm thick layers and also overhead. Both pastes do not slump on vertical surfaces. Application areas for the epoxy paste include jigs, direct tooling in the marine industry and the composites area. The pastes were processed with equipment from Tartler, Lützelbach.

From its laminating product range RAMPF presented the system RAKU-TOOL® EL–2203 (hardener EH–2970) which was demonstrated during a resin infusion presentation on a hull model. Its advantages are room temperature cure without a brittle phrase and it can be tempered up to 120 ºC without any support mold observing the appropriate temper cycle.

A special highlight for the participants from the foundry industry was the new gelcoat RAKU-TOOL® PG–3104 (hardener PH–3954) with lower hazard rating. It has a high abrasion resis-tance and withstands dry ice cleaning. Of major interest was also the filled casting resin RAKU-TOOL® PC–3415 (hardener PH–3915) which is especially suited for full and backing casting. The casting resin allows the user to save money particularly with the backing casting as this can be enriched with low cost fillers.

Besides the various live presentations the participants were also offered a diversified supporting program which included an exhibition about the comprehensive product range from RAMPF Tooling. The director of the company Esterhammer, Wolfgang Lößl, also presented some in-formation about products and ancillaries for fibre composites technologies. Furthermore, the Bundesfachschule Modellbau, represented by Norbert Koberstein, was put forward as a leading center of excellence and education in Germany. The center of excellence Modellbau was founded in 2005. Its primary mission is to build information and competence based networks between technical companies, organizations and institutions involved in modeling. Furthermore it facilitates technical and educational projects. A key project for the center of excellence is the development of the degree course Computational Process Engineering which is being conducted since October 2005.

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