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A study on gas vent control of injection mold for the production of precision medical device parts  

Lee, Jeong-Won (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Technology Shape Manufacturing R&D Department)
Son, Min-Kyu (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Technology Shape Manufacturing R&D Department)
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Design & Manufacturing / v.14, no.2, 2020 , pp. 34-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
Typical characteristics of medical device parts are that they can not be reused and there are many disposable products. Therefore, there is a need for an injection molding machine having excellent repeatability of molding conditions and a precision injection mold for mass production. Recently, the performance of an injection machine has made a remarkable evolution compared to the past. However, defects such as short-shot, flash, weld line, gas burning, warpage, and deformation, which are typical defects, still do not disappear at all. This is due to the lack of gas ventilation from the product cavities, even if the gas is smoothly vented from the sprue and runner of the mold. For this reason, the internal pressure of the cavity rises and is directly connected to the quality defects. In this study, an active gas vent system was designed to prevent defects due to trapped gas in the cavity. Since it can be easily adjustable in response to the molding conditions and the mold temperature changes, it is expected to improve productivity due to the reduction of the defective ratio.
Keywords
Medical device; Catheter; Gas ventilation; Injection molding; Precision injection mold;
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