• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

The position of the gate is one of the important factors for optimal injection molding. This is because inappropriate gate positions cannot fill the cavity uniformly, which can lead to defects such as contraction. In this study, CAE was performed on hot runner injection molding of the washing machine base and plasticity was compared by changing gate position from existing gate position. A total of two alternatives have been applied to compare the plasticity of the washing machine base according to its optimal gate position. The gate position of the improved molds and the gate position of the current mold is analyzed by injection molding analysis. The results of the fill time, the pressure at V/P switchover, clamping force, and deflection were compared. In washing machine base injection molding, the deflection was reduced by about 3.76% in the improved mold 2. In improved mold 1, the fill time during injection molding was reduced by 3.32% to enable uniform charging, and the clamping force was reduced by 31.24%. We have confirmed that the position of the gate can change the charging pressure and the clamping force and affect the quality and cost savings of the molded product.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.575-582
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• 2010

최근 박육사출성형이나 마이크로 사출성형에서의 성형성을 높이기 위해 급속 금형가열 기술이 사용되고 있다. 고주파 유도가열은 전자기 유도현상을 이용하여 금형 표면만을 효율적으로 가열할 수 있어 급속 금형가열 기술로서 활용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고주파 유도가열 적용 사출성형 과정의 수치적 모사를 위해 전자기장 해석, 열전달 해석, 사출성형 유동해석을 연계한 통합적 전산모사 기법에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 통합적 전산모사 기법을 유도가열 적용 박육 사출성형의 해석에 적용하여 실험결과와 비교하였고, 특히 금형온도 경계조건의 부여방식에 따른 해석의 신뢰성에 대한 고찰이 이루어졌다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1294-1301
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• 2001

In order to reduce the time and cost for assembly, automobile speaker grills have been injection molded with door trims or map pockets in one piece recently. However, several defects such as short shots or air traps can easily occur due to the decreased fluidity of the melting polymer according to the excessive heat transfer to the mold. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the resin feed system and predict possible defects by CAE analysis. However it is not possible to obtain exact analysis results for the speaker grill by using general shell elements since the heat transfer in the thickness direction which is the dominant factor of the filling stage can not be considered. Therefore, there have been several efforts to simulate the injection molding nature of the speaker grill by using shell elements with an effective thickness which is smaller than the actual thickness of the part. Two empirical values have been recommended for the effective thickness in real practice. One is 50∼70% of the thickness of the speaker grill and another is the gap distance between the adjacent holes. In this paper, CAE analyses of a map pocket with a speaker grill were conducted using shell elements with both of these recommended effective thicknesses, and the predicted flow fronts were compared with the findings from injection molding experiments. The commercial code MOLDFLOW was used for injection molding analysis and an 850 ton injection molding machine was used for experiments.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.404-413
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• 2006

This study examines multiple quality optimization of the injection molding for Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK). It also looks into the dimensional deviation and strength of screws that are reduced and improved for the molding quality, respectively. This study applies the Taguchi method to cut down on the number of experiments and combines grey relational analysis to determine the optimal processing parameters for multiple quality characteristics. The quality characteristics of this experiment are the screws' outer diameter, tensile strength and twisting strength. First, one should determine the processing parameters that may affect the injection molding with the $L_{18}(2^1{\times}3^7)$ orthogonal, including mold temperature, pre-plasticity amount, injection pressure, injection speed, screw speed, packing pressure, packing time and cooling time. Then, the grey relational analysis, whose response table and response graph indicate the optimum processing parameters for multiple quality characteristics, is applied to resolve this drawback. The Taguchi method only takes a single quality characteristic into consideration. Finally, a processing parameter prediction system is established by using the back-propagation neural network. The percentage errors all fall within 2%, between the predicted values and the target values. This reveals that the prediction system established in this study produces excellent results.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집(한국공작기계학회)
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• pp.269-274
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• 2001

This research covers the development of new technique for composite injection molding of high stiffness Sabot. An analysis of polymer resin is performed by means of making test specimen mold and doing test with accordance of ASTM test guidelines. Structural analysis and simulation of injection molding process are carried out in order not only to estimate but also to predict the characteristics of molding stresses what both product and structure of mold may have. For structural analysis software, Moldflow and LS-dyna are used and universal test machine is utilized for evaluating performance of sabot. Cases of adopting this material to sabot are not announced yet in domestic academic world. In addition to that, materials for polymer-metal mixed injection molding are imported on the whole due to deficient level of domestic technology. Therefore, this new developed injection molding technique using PEI material can make it available to ensure the technology of making mold, injection and design. Finally, this technique may be applicable to another sabot having different radius of warheads from now on.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.2
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• pp.1135-1138
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• 2003

The transformer is major equipment in power receiving and substation facilities. Necessary conditions required for the transformer are compactness, lightness, high reliability, economic advantages, and easy maintenance. The pole-mount transformer installed in distribution system is acting direct role in supply of electric power and it is electric power device should drive for long term. Most of modem transformer are oil-filled transformer and accident is happening considerable. The mold transformers have been widely used in underground substations in large building and have some advantages in comparison to oil-transformer, that is low fire risk, excellent environmental compatibility, compact size and high reliability. In addition, the application of mold transformer for outdoor is possible due to development of epoxy resin. The mold transformer generally has cooling duct between low voltage coil and high voltage coil. A mold transformer made by one body molding method has been developed for small size and low loss. One body molding transformer needs some cooling method because heat radiation between each winding is difficult. In this paper, The thermal analysis of pole mount mold transformer with one body molding by duct condition is investigated and the test result of temperature rise is compared with simulation data.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.4411-4417
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• 2015

플라스틱 제품의 사출금형을 위한 게이트 위치의 최적 설계는 다양한 설계에 대한 3차원 사출성형 분석으로 도출할 수 있다. 이 논문은 사출금형에서 게이트 위치의 영향에 관한 연구이다. 게이트 위치는 플라스틱 제품의 생산성과 품질에 결정적인 영향을 미친다. 논문의 목적은 사출기를 사용한 자동차 에어 클리너 상부커버의 제조과정 중에 수지충전, 웰드라인, 사출압력에 대한 게이트의 영향을 분석하기 위한 것이다. 따라서 이 논문에서 이러한 문제들을 분석하기 위한 게이트의 위치는 4가지 경우로 변화를 주었다. 논문에서 각각의 게이트 위치 변화를 고려한 CAE 시뮬레이션은 사출금형공정에서 제품에 나타나는 결함의 원인을 예견하기 위하여 수행되었다.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.321-330
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• 2009

사출-연신 블로우(injection-stretch blowing) 성형은 양방향 분자배향을 가지는 병(bottle)과 같은 중공 제품을 성형하는데 적용되며, 양방향의 배향은 강화된 물리적 상태량, 탄산음료병과 같은 제품에 중요한 가스 불 투과성 상태량을 제공한다. 사출-연신 블로우 성형 중 분리형(two-stage) 공정은 사출 성형으로 생산된 프리폼을 적외선 히팅 기구로 재 가열하고. 재 가열된 프리폼을 블로우 금형 안에 장착한 후 고압의 공기를 분사시켜 병의 형상을 생성 및 유지하면서 완성시킨다. 그러나 블로우 성형은 연신율이 10배 이상이 되기 때문에 최종 두께 분포를 예측하는 것이 매우 어렵다. 따라서 균일한 두께를 가질 수 있는 프리폼 형상 최적화가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 블로우 성형 연신 과정에 따라 페트 용기의 두께 변화를 알아보기 위하여 사출-연신 블로우 성형시 두께 편차에 대한 해석을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 첫째 사출-블로우 성형 로우 결과를 이용하여 프리폼 초기 설계를 최적화하였고, 연신 및 블로우 과정에서 공정 편차에용기 두께며, 그 결과 을 수치적으로 로우하여 공정 편를 최적화하였다. 둘째, 사출-블로우 성형시 연신 과정과 동시에 공기를 블로우하는 방법이 용기 두께의 편차를 최소화하였으며, PET용기 제작 기술의 안정화 및 신뢰성을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2013

In various manufacturing industries, an in-mold decoration (IMD) process for plastic objects is widely utilized because a film forming and an injection molding processes run simultaneously. In the present study, the deformation of polymer film and filling of resin in the IMD process were numerically investigated to evaluate the quality of the plastic object formed by the IMD process, which consists of thermoforming and injection molding processes. To obtain the initial shape of the polymer film during the injection molding process, the deformation of the polymer film in the thermoforming process was pre-formed using the vacuum conditions to attach the film to a cavity. Since the properties and deformation of polymer film are greatly affected by the behavior of polymer resin being injected into a mold cavity, numerical simulations for the injection molding and film forming were performed with one-way coupling method. The results showed that the injected resin could lead to the tearing of the polymer film in local regions near the corners. In order to verify the proposed numerical methodology, the numerical results of the deformation patterns printed on the initial polymer film were compared with the experimental data. The proposed methodology to couple film forming analysis with injection molding analysis can be used to predict the deformation of film in IMD process.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2012

The sink mark on boss parts is generated by the volumetric shrinkage that is caused by both the molding thickness and the boss wall thickness. The volumetric shrinkage is caused by packing pressure and its amount tends to decrease by increasing the packing pressure. The packing pressure can therefore increase the flow rate to a boss part and causes the depth of sink mark to increase. As the molding thickness and the boss wall thickness in the boss part can increase the part volume, these may yield bad solidifying and also extend the molding cycle. In this paper, both the injection molding test and the flow analysis were carried out to investigate the effect of sink mark that was generated in the boss wall thickness of injection molded products. The sink mark could also be caused by thickness ratio of boss part. For a given thickness ratio of boss, several molding process parameters such as packing pressure, packing time and melt temperature, affecting to generation of the sink mark were discussed.