Weibel, NicolasWakeman, MartynVuilliomenet, PascalManson, Jan-anders2015-09-222015-09-222015-09-222004https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/118448In a moulding process, in particular in a bladder inflation moulding (BIM process) a thin walled mould is machined to the exact shape of the part to avoid any post machining of the part after stripping. The heating is performed in a liquid tin bath, used to dip the mould therein for fast heat transfer. Processing cycle times of less than 1 minute are reached. <IMAGE>patentDE60010643ES2221609DE60010643AT266513EP1118444EP11184448174530