Early in the 90’s I developed two variations of re-configurable dies or molds. While the idea of re-configurable tooling was certainly not new, these concepts provided a unique approach. Advances in this technology are ongoing even today. A relevant example being the DYNAPIXEL product developed by CIKONI GmbH. I have spoken at length with Dr. Farbod Nezami, Co-Founder and Managing Director at CIKONI, and am impressed with their application. An excellent resource for those interested is the 2007 paper entitled “Reconfigurable Pin-Type Tooling: A Survey of Prior Art and Reduction to Practice” by Associate Professor Daniel Walczyk and Research Assistant...
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