As one of our LISMS group members, Simon Chan successfully finished his PhD study. His supervisors were Professor Xun Xu and Professor Olaf Diegel.
His research topic was “Critical Evaluation on Additive Manufacturing of Injection Moulding Tools“.
Dr. Simon’s research primarily focuses on investigating and identifying potential overall cost benefits of incorporating hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing (HASM) technology in the production of plastic injection mold inserts and plastic products. His primary objective is to develop a cost-effective and practical HASM strategy for fabricating injection mold inserts. Additionally, Dr. Simon aims to determine the potential cost advantages of producing plastic parts using hybrid-built mold inserts and to establish technology selection guidelines and cost prediction models for the plastics industry.
Dr Simon’s publications during his doctoral studies are as follows.📖
Journal Article:
- “Bonding integrity of hybrid 18Ni300-17-4 PH steel using the laser powder bed fusion process for the fabrication of plastic injection mould inserts” (2022). International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 120(7-8), 4963-4976..
- “A machined substrate hybrid additive manufacturing strategy for injection moulding inserts” (2021). International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112(1-2), 577-588.
- “Evaluation of bonding integrity of hybrid-built AlSi10Mg-aluminium alloys parts using the powder bed fusion process” (2021). Materials Today Proceedings, 46:1277-1282.
- “Design for additive manufacturing process for a lightweight hydraulic manifold” (2020). Additive Manufacturing, 36, 101446-.
- “Evaluation and comparison of lubrication methods in finish machining of hardened steel mould inserts” (2017). Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 231(14):2458-2467.
Conference:
- “Near-Dry and MQL Finish Machining of Mould Inserts.”(2022).Proceedings of the 38th International MATADOR Conference,.
Congratulations on Dr Simon Chan! And we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.