Cavity pressure control during cooling in plastic injection molding

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Pramujati ◽  
R. Dubay ◽  
C. Samaan
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Plastic Injection Molding ◽  
Cavity Pressure ◽  
Plastic Injection

scholarly journals Energy and Eco-Impact Evaluation of Fused Deposition Modeling and Injection Molding of Polylactic Acid

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1875
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh ◽  
Venkata Gireesh Menta ◽  
Abdulaziz Abutunis ◽  
Sean O’Brien ◽  
Labiba Imtiaz Kaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Injection Molding ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Plastic Injection Molding ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Dog Bone ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Plastic Injection

There is limited knowledge about energy and carbon emission performance comparison between additive fused deposition modeling (FDM) and consolidation plastic injection molding (PIM) forming techniques, despite their recent high industrial applications such as tools and fixtures. In this study, developed empirical models focus on the production phase of the polylactic acid (PLA) thermoplastic polyester life cycle while using FDM and PIM processes to produce American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D638 Type IV dog bone samples to compare their energy consumption and eco-impact. It was established that energy consumption by the FDM layer creation phase dominated the filament extrusion and PLA pellet production phases, with, overwhelmingly, 99% of the total energy consumption in the three production phases combined. During FDM PLA production, about 95.5% of energy consumption was seen during actual FDM part building. This means that the FDM process parameters such as infill percentage, layer thickness, and printing speed can be optimized to significantly improve the energy consumption of the FDM process. Furthermore, plastic injection molding consumed about 38.2% less energy and produced less carbon emissions per one kilogram of PLA formed parts compared to the FDM process. The developed functional unit measurement models can be employed in setting sustainable manufacturing goals for PLA production.

Dynamic Modeling and Control of Packing Pressure in Injection Molding

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hu ◽  
J. H. Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Closed Loop System ◽  
Modeling And Control ◽  
Packing Pressure ◽  
And Control ◽  
Plastic Injection

A dynamic model of injection molding developed from physical considerations is used to select PID gains for pressure control during the packing phase of thermo-plastic injection molding. The relative importance of various aspects of the model and values for particular physical parameters were identified experimentally. The controller gains were chosen by pole-zero cancellation and root-locus methods, resulting in good control performance. Both open and closed-loop system responses were predicted and verified, with good overall agreement.

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