A study of the effects of process parameters for injection molding on surface quality of optical lenses

2009 ◽  
Vol 209 (7) ◽  
pp. 3469-3477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Ming Tsai ◽  
Chung-Yu Hsieh ◽  
Wei-Chun Lo
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Process Parameters

The mechanism of process parameters influencing the AlSi10Mg side surface quality fabricated via laser powder bed fusion

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimin Dai ◽  
Hailong Liao ◽  
Haihong Zhu ◽  
Xiaoyan Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Side Surface ◽  
Laser Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Scanning Velocity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Powder Bed

Purpose For the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) technology, the side surface quality is essentially important for industrial applicated parts, such as the inner flow parts. Contour is generally adopted at the parts’ outline to enhance the side surface quality. However, the side surface roughness (Ra) is still larger than 10 microns even with contour in previous studies. The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of contour process parameters, laser power and scanning velocity on the side surface quality of the AlSi10Mg sample. Design/methodology/approach Using L-PBF technology to manufacture AlSi10Mg samples under different contour process parameters, use a laser confocal microscope to capture the surface information of the samples, and obtain the surface roughness Ra and the maximum surface height Rz of each sample after analysis and processing. Findings The results show that the side surface roughness decreases with the increase of the laser power at the fixed scanning velocity of 1,000 mm/s, the side surface roughness Ra stays within the error range as the contour velocity increases. It is found that the Ra increases with the scanning velocity increasing and the greater the laser power with the greater Ra increases when the laser power of contour process parameters is 300 W, 350 W and 400 W. The Rz maintain growth with the contour scanning velocity increasing at constant laser power. The continuous uniform contour covers the pores in the molten pool of the sample edge and thus increase the density of the sample. Two mechanisms named “Active adhesion” and “Passive adhesion” cause sticky powder. Originality/value Formation of a uniform and even contour track is key to obtain the good side surface quality. The side surface quality is determined by the uniformity and stability of the contour track when the layer thickness is fixed. These research results can provide helpful guidance to improve the surface quality of L-PBF manufactured parts.

Ultraschallüberlagertes Trennschleifen von Faserverbundwerkstoffen*/Ultrasound abrasive cutting of fiber composites - Survey on the potential and mode of action

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (01-02) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Y. Babenko ◽  
T. Mayer ◽  
A. Gebhardt
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Cutting Process ◽  
Force Analysis ◽  
Abrasive Cutting

Dieser Fachartikel befasst sich mit der Untersuchung des Potentials der Ultraschallüberlagerung beim Trennschleifen moderner Faserverbundwerkstoffe. Es wurde eine Zerspankraftanalyse des Trennschleifprozesses am CFK-Werkstück mit variierenden Prozessparametern durchgeführt. Zudem wurden die Oberflächenqualitäten der Schnittkanten betrachtet.   The presented study describes the investigation of the potential of ultrasound abrasive cutting of modern fiber composites. A force analysis of the abrasive cutting process of CFRP was conducted, while the process parameters were varied. In addition, the surface quality of the machined workpieces was observed.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE SURFACE QUALITY OF PARTS PROCESSED BY SINGLE POINT INCREMENTAL FORMING

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
CRINA RADU ◽  
EUGEN HERGHELEGIU ◽  
ION CRISTEA ◽  
CAROL SCHNAKOVSZKY
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Incremental Forming ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Single Point Incremental Forming ◽  
Metal Sheets ◽  
Vertical Step ◽  
Tool Diameter ◽  
Aluminium Metal

<p>The aim of the current work was to analyse the influence of the process parameters (tool diameter, size of the vertical step of tool, feed rate and spindle speed) on the quality of the processed surface, expressed in terms of roughness and macrostructure in the case of parts processed by single point incremental forming. The analysis was made on A1050 aluminium metal sheets. The obtained results revealed that the process parameters influence differently the surface quality, the worst influence being exerted by the increase of the vertical step of tool. </p>

Effect of process parameters on formability and surface quality of selective laser melted Al-Zn-Sc-Zr alloy from single track to block specimen

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Bi ◽  
Zhenglong Lei ◽  
Yanbin Chen ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Xikun Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Single Track ◽  
Zr Alloy

scholarly journals The Influence of Process Parameters and Scanning Strategy on Lower Surface Quality of TA15 Parts Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1228
Author(s):  
Junjie Jiang ◽  
Jianming Chen ◽  
Zhihao Ren ◽  
Zhongfa Mao ◽  
Xiangyu Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Molten Pool ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Scanning Strategy ◽  
Influence Of Process Parameters

With superior flexible manufacturing capability, selective laser melting (SLM) has attracted more and more attention in the aerospace, medical, and automotive industries. However, the poor quality of the lower surface in overhanging structures is still one of the factors that limits the wide application of SLM. In this work, the influence of process parameters and scanning strategy on the lower surface quality of SLMed TA15 (Ti-6Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V) titanium alloy parts were studied. The results showed that the laser surface energy density (EF) had a significant influence on the quality of the lower surface. Excessive EF led to obvious sinking of the molten pool and a serious slag hanging phenomenon. However, the too low EF easily contributed to the insufficient powder fusion in the lower surface area, which led to the agglomeration of a molten pool during core processing, resulting in slag hanging, pores, and powder spalling that reduced the quality of the lower surface. Moreover, the cross-remelting strategy and non-remelting strategy gained better surface quality at the low EF and high EF, respectively. In addition, it was found that the quality of the lower surface could be quickly and accurately evaluated by the cooling time of the molten pool during the processing of the lower surface. This research can increase the understanding of the forming mechanism of the lower surface and has certain guiding significance for the process optimization of the lower surface.

Study of the Structural Characteristics of Mold for Precise Injection Molding

2011 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 610-613
Author(s):  
Hong Lin Li ◽  
Zhi Xin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Injection Mold ◽  
Industrial Products ◽  
Balance System ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Manufacturing Accuracy ◽  
Injection Molded

With the improvement of accuracy requirements for industrial products, the precise injection molding is replacing the traditional injection molding quickly and widely. Many factors influence the quality of injection-molded parts greatly, such as the property of the plastics, mold structure and the manufacturing accuracy, injecting machine and the injecting process parameters. In this paper, the work is emphasized for the influence of mold structure on the quality of injection-molded parts. Eight portions of injection mold are analyzed, including the cavities and cores, the guide components, the runner system, the ejection system, the side-core pulling mechanism, the temperature balance system, the venting system and the supporting parts. The structural characteristics of the above eight portions are presented.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS ON VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE OF PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINER MADE FROM AN INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Rosidah Jaafar ◽  
◽  
Hambali Arep ◽  
Effendi Mohamad ◽  
Jeefferie Abd Razak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Plastic Injection Molding ◽  
Volumetric Shrinkage ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Melt Temperature ◽  
Plastic Injection

The plastic injection molding process is one of the widely used of the manufacturing process to manufacture the plastic product with high productivity. Moreover, the food packaging manufacturing industry undergoes the trials and errors to obtain the optimal setting of the process parameters in order to minimize the quality issues and these trials and errors are time consuming and costly. The aim of this study is to improve the quality of the butter tub by minimizing the volumetric shrinkage. This study is to deal with the application of Moldflow integrating with the statistical technique to minimize the volumetric shrinkage the butter tub which depends on the process parameters of the plastic injection molding. For this purpose, the rectangular shape of butter tub is designed by utilizing the SolidWorks. Molflow is used to simulate the plastic filling of the single cavity mold of butter tub based on the Taguchi’s �!" orthogonal array table. In addition, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) is applied to investigate significant impact of the process parameters on the quality of the butter tub. Minitab is used to optimize the response of the volumetric shrinkage by selecting the most appropriate process parameters that maximizing the desirability value. Furthermore, the butter tub has a uniform thickness which was 1.2 mm and its factor of safety was 3.383 and the volumetric shrinkage response have optimized by 0.956 %. The melt temperature and mold temperature are found to be the most significant process parameters for the plastic injection molding process of butter tub and the volumetric shrinkage value obtained from the simulation is verified by the calculated volumetric shrinkage value.

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