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http://dx.doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2020.19.09.001

Optimal Design of Mold Layout and Packing Pressure for Automobile TCU Connector Cover Based on Injection Molding Analysis and Desirability Function Method  

Park, Jong-Cheon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KIT)
Yu, Man-Jun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, KIT)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers / v.19, no.9, 2020 , pp. 1-8 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the optimal design of the multi-cavity mold layout and packing pressure for the automobile TCU connector cover is determined based on the injection molding analysis and the desirability function method for multi-characteristic optimization. The design characteristics to be optimized are the warpage and sink marks of the product, the scrap of the feed system, and the clamping force. The optimal design is determined by performing injection molding analysis and desirability analysis for design alternatives defined by a complete combination of five mold layouts and six-level packing pressure. The optimal design shows that the desirability values for individual characteristics are quite high and balanced, and the resulting values of individual characteristics are satisfactorily low.
Keywords
Injection Molding Analysis; Desirability Function; Multi-Characteristic Optimization; Mold layout; Packing Pressure;
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