Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods

The difficulty in adjusting optimum process parameters setting may cause defects on injected molded parts such as shrinkage. In this study the author wants to determine the optimal injection molding process parameters which will minimize the shrinkage defect on a plastic cell phone housing component...

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Main Author: Rajalingam, Sokkalingam
Other Authors: Organizing Commitee, 8th CUTSE International Conference 2013
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 8th CUTSE International Conference 2013 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35148
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author Rajalingam, Sokkalingam
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description The difficulty in adjusting optimum process parameters setting may cause defects on injected molded parts such as shrinkage. In this study the author wants to determine the optimal injection molding process parameters which will minimize the shrinkage defect on a plastic cell phone housing component. The machine process setting in use currently caused shrinkage where variation in the dimension of the length below the specification limits. Therefore the experiment is needed to identify the optimal process parameters that could be set to maintain the length dimension closest to the target value with smallest possible variation. The process parameters selected in this study are the mould temperature, injection pressure and screw rotation speed. The Response Surface Methods (RSM) was used to determine the optimal moulding process parameters. The significant factors affecting the responses were identified from ANOVA. Statistical results and analysis are used to provide better interpretation of the experiment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-351482017-02-28T01:52:16Z Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods Rajalingam, Sokkalingam Organizing Commitee, 8th CUTSE International Conference 2013 RSM target value and model shrinkage Injection moulding The difficulty in adjusting optimum process parameters setting may cause defects on injected molded parts such as shrinkage. In this study the author wants to determine the optimal injection molding process parameters which will minimize the shrinkage defect on a plastic cell phone housing component. The machine process setting in use currently caused shrinkage where variation in the dimension of the length below the specification limits. Therefore the experiment is needed to identify the optimal process parameters that could be set to maintain the length dimension closest to the target value with smallest possible variation. The process parameters selected in this study are the mould temperature, injection pressure and screw rotation speed. The Response Surface Methods (RSM) was used to determine the optimal moulding process parameters. The significant factors affecting the responses were identified from ANOVA. Statistical results and analysis are used to provide better interpretation of the experiment. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35148 8th CUTSE International Conference 2013 restricted
spellingShingle RSM
target value and model
shrinkage
Injection moulding
Rajalingam, Sokkalingam
Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title_full Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title_fullStr Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title_full_unstemmed Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title_short Determining the Optimal Injection Molding Process Parameters by Response Surface Methods
title_sort determining the optimal injection molding process parameters by response surface methods
topic RSM
target value and model
shrinkage
Injection moulding
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35148