what lies below the surface of your molded parts?
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What Lies Below the Surface of Your Molded Parts?. Plastics Manufacturers Strength: • Throughput Efficiency • Focus has been on Lean Manufacturing Principals • New Work Cells • Improving Plant Layouts • Streamlining the Process from Molded Part to Loading the Truck. Revenue / ft 2. 2008. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What Lies Below the Surface of Your Molded Parts?
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Plastics Manufacturers Strength:• Throughput Efficiency• Focus has been on Lean Manufacturing Principals• New Work Cells• Improving Plant Layouts• Streamlining the Process from Molded Part to Loading the Truck
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2008 Present
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Plastics Manufacturers Weakness:• Development and Commissioning New Projects• Grass Roots Approach• hurry up, make mistakes, try something else • just find away to get this part to meet specification• we’ll figure out how to make money at it on the backside
Concept Mold Design
Part & Mold Commissioning
Product Design Launch Production CIP
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So you followed all of the design guidelines and scientific molding procedures and you still ended up with part variations.What could possibly be going wrong?
Identical runner lengths
Identical channel radius
Identical gate geometry
Identical cavity sizes
II. Rheological Variations (η )
I. Mold Steel Variations (l, r)
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Why is New Mold Commissioning Such a Challenge?• Plastic Rheology is Not Well Understood• Shear-induced imbalances• Shrink & Warp characteristics• Cooling and thermodynamics• Regional pressure variations• Amorphous and Semi-crystalline materials
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• Plastic is a Non-Newtonian Material– Viscosity is affected by Shear Rate and Temperature– As shear rate increases, viscosity decreases – As temperature increases, viscosity decreases
The Science Behind Non-Uniform Rheology
• Highest Shear Rate is just inside the frozen layer– Shear-thinning and Shear-heating
reduce viscosity in these laminates
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Single Cavity Disk Mold:• Rivering flow front• Gas trap created
Influence on melt front advancement profile
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Melt Property Distribution1
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Conventional Runner
More than just a “filling imbalance”...
Temperature differences result in shrink variations
* Forces process technician to increase cooling time and use mold as a cooling fixture to minimize difference between part
Result = Increase Cycle Time
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180° F
100° F
Volumetric: Mold Design (Cooling)
)( TLL
At ejection:
Linear Shrinkage:
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Effect of Regional Pressure Differences
Center packs under higher pressure = possible dome warp
ΔP at End of Fill
ΔP Thick Part55 mPa
40 mPa
ΔP Thin Part70 mPa
25 mPa
55 Mpa
40 Mpa
x
Must also consider processing effects
Can this be processed out?Packing profile can be ramped
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Orientation-Induced Shrink: Flow Types
• Linear– Polymers oriented in direction of flow
• Extensional– Expanding flow front (center-gated disk)– Dependent on part thickness and processing
• Polymers oriented in the extensional or radial direction
• Transient– Flow direction changes during mold filling
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4-cavity moldLID
Cav. 1= o.k.
Cav. 4= o.k.
Cav. 3= not o.k.
Cav. 2= not o.k.
Hot runner nozzle
Cold runner withtunnel gate 3x
Warp in Cavities 2 & 3
Warp in Cavities 1 & 4
Different filling pattern change orientation and shrinkage
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• Be careful of putting too much faith in simulation output. Put it through a reality check with your understanding of plastic flow.
Intersection Options
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Solution: Patented In-Mold Rheological Control Systems
– Two Rotation Types:• Single-Axis Symmetry• Multi-Axis Symmetry
• Continually manage the melt properties within the runner system through strategic repositioning of the high sheared laminates
Single-Axis Multi-Axis
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Naturally “Imbalanced” + Intra-Cavity Control
Solution: Patented In-Mold Rheological Control Systems
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Melt Rotation: Intra-Cavity Control, ConcentricityMold Layout Effective Melt Temperature Concentricity
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Conventional Melt Rotation
Avg. ∆T = 39.3°F
Avg. ∆T = 4.8°F
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1. Structural / Kinematic2. Melt Delivery3. Air Evacuation (Venting)4. Cooling5. Ejection
Engineering for SuccessSystems of the mold:
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Cooling Strategies
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What is the heat capacity of the material?
What is the thermal diffusivity?
How conductive is the mold steel?
Is there turbulent flow?
Cooling System:
Will the improvements be measurable?
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The Challenge:• Learn what is needed to Engineer for Success• We can be good program managers, exceptional engineers, and good stewards of our companies•Identify areas for improvement•Seek out the appropriate training courses that will help everyone in the organization Engineer for Success
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Course 1: “Mold Start-up, Debug & Qualification”
Course 3: “Injection Molding & Root Cause Analysis for QC/QA”
Course 5: “Mold Design for Project Engineers”
Course 7: “Understanding & Applying Flow Simulation”
“Teaching you to Think From the Plastic’s Perspective... From Design through Production”
Course 2: “Hot & Cold Runner Systems”
Course 4: “Understanding Shrink & Warp”
Course 6: “Plastic Flow & Design Essentials for Mold Makers/Designers”
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Benefits:• Improve Competitiveness on the Global Stage• Improve Customer Satisfaction• Reduce Mold Commissioning Time and Costs• Produce Higher Quality Parts at a Lower Cost
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Next Steps:• Sharpen the Saw•Identify areas for improvements within your organization•Seek out appropriate training courses that will improve your ability to Engineer for success•Apply what is learned•Measure Results•Repeat
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