The Deformation Analysis and Optimization of the Injection Molded Parts Based on the Moldflow and Minitab Software

2013 ◽  
Vol 753-755 ◽  
pp. 1180-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Li ◽  
Hong Bin Liu ◽  
Hai Tao Wu
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
The Common ◽  
Plastic Parts ◽  
Cae Technology

The deformation seriously affects the quality of the products, which is one of the common defects of plastic parts in the injection molding. Factorial design and CAE technology was used to study the product's warping rate influence in this paper. The minimum warping rate was obtained through the Minitab software and the optimized process parameters are verified with the Moldflow software. Experimental results show that the optimization design is effective and the warpage of the product is reduced.

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.

Multi-objective optimization of injection-molded plastic parts using entropy weight, random forest, and genetic algorithm methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-371
Author(s):  
Yanli Cao ◽  
Xiying Fan ◽  
Yonghuan Guo ◽  
Sai Li ◽  
Haiyue Huang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Plastic Parts

AbstractThe qualities of injection-molded parts are affected by process parameters. Warpage and volume shrinkage are two typical defects. Moreover, insufficient or excessively large clamping force also affects the quality of parts and the cost of the process. An experiment based on the orthogonal design was conducted to minimize the above defects. Moldflow software was used to simulate the injection process of each experiment. The entropy weight was used to determine the weight of each index, the comprehensive evaluation value was calculated, and multi-objective optimization was transformed into single-objective optimization. A regression model was established by the random forest (RF) algorithm. To further illustrate the reliability and accuracy of the model, back-propagation neural network and kriging models were taken as comparative algorithms. The results showed that the error of RF was the smallest and its performance was the best. Finally, genetic algorithm was used to search for the minimum of the regression model established by RF. The optimal parameters were found to improve the quality of plastic parts and reduce the energy consumption. The plastic parts manufactured by the optimal process parameters showed good quality and met the requirements of production.

Study on Improving the Life of Stereolithography Injection Mold

2012 ◽  
Vol 468-471 ◽  
pp. 1013-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Qing Lai
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Injection Mold ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Plastic Parts ◽  
Assembly Operations ◽  
Conventional Injection Molding ◽  
Shape And Size

Molding is one of the most versatile and important processes for manufacturing complex plastic parts. It is a method of fabricating plastic parts by utilizing a mold or cavity that has a shape and size similar to the part being produced. Molten polymer is injected into the cavity, resulting in the desired part upon solidification. The injection-molded parts typically have excellent dimensional tolerance and require almost no finishing and assembly operations. But new variations and emerging innovations of conventional injection molding have been continuously developed to offer special features and benefits that cannot be accomplished by the conventional injection molding process. This study aims to improving the life of stereolithography injection mold.

Status Analysis of Quality Prediction for Automotive Injection Molded Parts

2014 ◽  
Vol 998-999 ◽  
pp. 534-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Neng Wang ◽  
Xi Ying Fan
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Kriging Model ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Quality Prediction ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Status Analysis ◽  
The Development Trend

Injection molding is a very complex multi-factor coupling effect and a nonlinear dynamic process. Therefore, under the influence of nonlinear and multi-factor, injection molding goal is to effectively predict and guarantee the quality of injection molded parts. In this paper, the common methods used to predict the quality of injection molded parts are introduced, including: Taguchi method, artificial neural network, response surface method, radial basis function method and Kriging model method. Research progresses as well as application examples of forecasting methods at home and abroad is summarized. Besides, the development trend of the injection molding quality prediction is discussed.

Optimization Design of Injection Molded Parts Based on Mold Flow

2012 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Jun Kai Yang ◽  
Yun Jie Xu
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Design ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Clamping Force ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Mold Flow

PC injection molded parts are taken as an example. Mold flow software is used to predict the filling condition of the product, estimate the injection pressure and clamping force required to mold this product and its warpage, and find elements that cause the warpage so as to change the mold structure, reduce warpage and improve the quality of the product.

Process Control of Injection Molding Based on Multiscale Visualization Methodology - A Case Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 154-155 ◽  
pp. 1839-1845
Author(s):  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Jian Rong Tan ◽  
Jia Hong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Optimal Process ◽  
Part Quality ◽  
Statistical Mathematics ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Plastic Parts ◽  
Injection Molded Plastic ◽  
Optimal Process Parameter

Multiscale visualization approaches are proposed to efficiently assist designers not familiar with statistical mathematics in determining the optimal process parameter schemes for achieving desired part quality in injection molding, based on which the parameters’ relative importance to part quality and their influence on either single quality index or comprehensive part quality can be visually described by the map of the sum of squared deviations, response surface diagram and distribution map of comprehensive part quality. The proposed visualization approaches are universal for analyzing the effects of process parameters on the quality of any injection-molded plastic parts although the mobile phone cover is utilized as an example in the presentation of our work.

scholarly journals Effect of Aluminum Flakes on Mechanical and Optical Properties of Foam Injection Molded Parts

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2930
Author(s):  
Donghwi Kim ◽  
Youngjae Ryu ◽  
Ju-Heon Lee ◽  
Sung Woon Cha
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Molding Method ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Foam Injection Molding ◽  
Molding Methods ◽  
Plastic Products ◽  
Conventional Injection Molding

Injection research using aluminum flakes has been conducted to realize metallic textures on the surface of plastic products. Several studies have focused on the effect of the orientation and quality of the flakes when using conventional injection molding methods; however, limited studies have focused on the foam injection molding method. In this study, we examined the orientation of aluminum flakes through foam injection with an inert gas and observed the changes in texture using a spectrophotometer and a gloss meter. The mechanical properties were also studied because the rigidity of the product, which is affected by the weight reduction that occurs during foaming, is an important factor. The results demonstrate that under foam injection molding, reflectance and gloss increased by 6% and 7 GU, respectively, compared to those obtained using conventional injection molding; furthermore, impact strength and flexural modulus increased by 62% and 15%, respectively. The results of this research can be applied to incorporate esthetic improvements to products and to develop functional parts.

A Study on the Birefringence Measurement in Injection Molded Parts Using Two Different Laser Sources and R-G-B Separation of White Light

2006 ◽  
Vol 326-328 ◽  
pp. 187-190
Author(s):  
Jong Sun Kim ◽  
Chul Jin Hwang ◽  
Kyung Hwan Yoon
Keyword(s):  
White Light ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Laser Method ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Plastic Parts

Recently, injection molded plastic optical products are widely used in many fields, because injection molding process has advantages of low cost and high productivity. However, there remains residual birefringence and residual stresses originated from flow history and differential cooling. The present study focused on developing a technique to measure the birefringence in transparent injection-molded optical plastic parts using two methods as follows: (i) the two colored laser method, (ii) the R-G-B separation method of white light. The main idea of both methods came from the fact that more information can be obtained from the distribution of retardation caused by different wavelengths. The comparison between two methods is demonstrated for the same sample of which retardation is up to 850 nm.

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