{"id":693,"date":"2025-08-14T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/demonstrators\/rd4-smart-tools-with-conformal-cooling\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:34:08","slug":"rd4-smart-tools-with-conformal-cooling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/en\/demonstrators\/rd4-smart-tools-with-conformal-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"RD4: Smart tools with conformal cooling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover cross-banner has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9f7a5a4895af8904f015cdfa8f155af\" style=\"border-radius:1.5rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-349 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tech4fab.crosss3.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/minku-kang-acnintiifd8-unsplash-1621x1080.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-primary-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d9797ee2 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cross-banner__pattern is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--octopods-group-background-image:url(https:\/\/crosss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pattern-white.svg);--octopods-group-background-position:50% 50%;--octopods-group-background-size:auto auto;--octopods-group-background-repeat:repeat;--octopods-group-background-attachment:scroll;--octopods-group-position:absolute;--octopods-group-top:0px;--octopods-group-bottom:0px;--octopods-group-left:0px;--octopods-group-right:0px\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"650\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos-duration=\"800\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-out-cubic\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"scale-in-x\" class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-58689a44 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">\n<p>demonstrators<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-xxx-large-font-size\">RD4: Smart tools with conformal cooling<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"presentation\">Presentation<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The aim of this demonstrator is to improve performance and reduce the overall cost of metal tools (for forging, casting, etc.) by combining the best of several additive manufacturing technologies. The approach consists of creating a 3D support with optimized topology, integrating complex cooling channels that conform to the shape of the part (\u201cconformal cooling\u201d) and lattice structures to make it lighter. Resistant coatings are then applied by DED deposition only on functional surfaces, thus extending the service life of the tooling.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"example-of-tooling-obtained-by-combining-lbm-amp-ded\">Example of tooling obtained by combining LBM &amp; DED<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"partners\">Partners<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The partners collaborating on this demonstrator are Platinium 3D (France) and Sirris (Belgium).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presentation The aim of this demonstrator is to improve performance and reduce the overall cost of metal tools (for forging, casting, etc.) by combining the best of several additive manufacturing technologies. 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