MOLD INSERT FOR USE IN A MOLD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A CUSHIONING ELEMENT FOR SPORTS APPAREL

An aspect of the present invention relates to a mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a mold using such a mold insert, a method for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel us...

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Hauptverfasser: Norridge, Marc Anthony Simon, Weiger, Helge, Dyckmans, Christoph, Gothe, Bastian, Romanov, Victor, Seefried, Andreas Johannes, Price, Daniel Stephen, Siltamaeki, Jarkko, Drexler, Maximilian, Le, Tru
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An aspect of the present invention relates to a mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a mold using such a mold insert, a method for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel using such a mold, and a cushioning element manufactured by such a method.A mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel is provided, wherein the cushioning element is manufactured from particles of an expanded material, and wherein an electromagnetic field is used as an energy carrier to fuse the particle surfaces. The mold insert has been manufactured using an additive manufacturing method, and the mold insert is adapted to locally adjust the field strength of the electromagnetic field inside a molding cavity of the mold, based at least in part on the geometry of the cushioning element.