Structural Scheme Optimization Design for the Stationary Platen of a Precision Plastic Injection Molding Machine

The current development of precision plastic injection molding machines mainly focuses on how to save material and improve precision, but the two aims contradict each other. For a clamp unit, clamping precision improving depends on the design quality of the stationary platen. Compared with the parametric design of stationary platen, structural scheme design could obtain the optimization model with double objectives and multi-constraints. In this paper, a SE-160 precision plastic injection molding machine with 1600 kN clamping force is selected as the subject in the case study. During the motion of mold closing and opening, the stationary platen of SE-160 is subjected to a cyclic loading, which would cause the fatigue rupture of the tie bars in periodically long term operations. In order to reduce the deflection of the stationary platen, the FEA method is introduced to optimize the structure of the stationary platen. Firstly, an optimal topology model is established by variable density method. Then, structural topology optimizations of the stationary platen are done with the removable material from 50%, 60% to 70%. Secondly, the other two recommended optimization schemes are given and compared with the original structure. The result of performances comparison shows that the scheme II of the platen is the best one. By choosing the best alternative, the volume and the local maximal stress of the platen could be decreased, corresponding to cost-saving material and better mechanical properties. This paper proposes a structural optimization design scheme, which can save the material as well as improve the clamping precision of the precision plastic injection molding machine.

IMPROVE THE KINETIC PERFORMANCE OF THE PUMP CONTROLLED CLAMPING UNIT IN PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE WITH ADAPTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY

The kinetic characteristics of the clamping unit of plastic injection molding machine that is controlled by close loop with newly developed double speed variable pump unit are investigated. Considering the wide variation of the cylinder equivalent mass caused by the transmission ratio of clamping unit and the severe instantaneous impact force acted on the cylinder during the mold closing and opening process, an adaptive control principle of parameter and structure is proposed to improve its kinetic performance. The adaptive correlation between the acceleration feedback gain and the variable mass is derived. The pressure differential feedback is introduced to improve the dynamic performance in the case of small inertia and heavy impact load. The adaptation of sum pressure to load is used to reduce the energy loss of the system. The research results are verified by the simulation and experiment, The investigation method and the conclusions are also suitable for the differential cylinder system controlled by the traditional servo pump unit.

Kansei Engineering Applied to the Form Design of Injection Molding Machines

This study investigated the relationship between a subject’s evaluation of injection molding machines (IMMs) and formal design features using Kansei engineering. This investigation used 12 word pairs to evaluate the IMM configurations and employed the semantic differential method to explore the perception of 60 interviewees of 12 examples. The relationship between product feature design and corresponding words was derived by multiple regression analysis. Factor analysis reveals that the 12 examples can be categorized as two styles—advanced style and succinct style. For the advanced style, an IMM should use a rectangular form for the clamping-unit cover and a full-cover for the injection-unit. For the succinct style, the IMM configuration should use a beveled form for the safety cover and a vertical rectangular form for the clamping-unit cover. Quantitative data and suggested guidelines for the relationship between design features and interviewee evaluations are useful to product designers when formulating design strategies.

A New Type Machine of Mixing-molding for Polyblends

This paper introduces a new type machine for polyblends with excellent mixing capabilities of internal mixer and continuous molding character of extruder.The machine includes two functions - mixing and extrusion molding that have been composed together by rational design,so a tandem production mode - "batch + continuous" are opened up.The mathematical model of continuous mixing molding was established and verified availably by experimental research.The main physical mechanical property of vulcanizate,which had met national waterproof material standard,verified the machine practicability.The essential difference from other similar type machines is that this machine is not only suitable in producing granular and powder rubbers but also lumpish rubbers.

Modification and Development of a Blow Molding Machine

This study is based on the modification and development of a two-liter plastic container blow molding machine into a five-liter one provided with a translucent view stripe. This study considers some objectives including reducing the total cost, increasing the amount of plastic recovery, and raising the desired plastic materials. Proper designs were prepared and directly applied on spot. Tangible results were obtained. Among others, the modification of some components of the machine, e.g. the extruder, has led to the possible reuse of the milled (recovery) and extra material from the manufacturing processes. That was also conducive to an effective reduction in the cost of production to 50% in some cases. Prior to its modification, this old machine was used to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) containers that have become prohibited these days for their damaging effect on man’s life. For now, and after modification, it has become possible to use High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) material, a fact that has improved labor conditions, too.

Model evolvement and reuse technology of injection molding machine based on performance knowledge

To illuminate the necessity of model evolvement and rouse,dynamics of injection molding machine' sproduct models are analyzed.The performance knowledge is used to support the model evolvement andreuse.The driven factors of mechanical product model are concluded.The dynamic characteristics ofproduct model are described.The.performance knowledge is used to improve specific evolvement process.The upper-layer passing rules are adopted in the mechanical product comfiguration design.The rules ofproduct model evolvement are investigated.And the model evolvement of injection molding machine hasthree levels.Practical and effective realization arithmetic is given to roalize the performance knowledgereuse.Finally,HT1800X1N series injection molding machines are taken as examples to illuminate thatthe arithmetic is correct and practical.

Theoretical modeling of cutting temperature in high-speed end milling process for die/mold machining

A parametric model of cutting temperature generated in end milling process is developed according to the thermal mechanism of end milling as an intermittent operation, which periodically repeats the cycle of heating under cutting and cooling under non-cutting. It shows that cutting speed and the tool-workpiece engagement condition are determinative for tool temperature in the operation. The suggested model was investigated by tests of AlTiN coated endmill machining hardened die steel JIS SKD61, where cutting temperature on the flank face of tool was measured with an optical fiber type radiation thermometer. Experimental results show that the tendency of cutting temperature to increase with cutting speed and engagement angle is intensified with the progressing tool wear.

Improvement of machining quality of copper-plated roll mold by controlling temperature variation

Micro prism film used in LCD industry can be manufactured by roll to roll method with copper-plated roll mold. As copper-plated roll mold is getting larger, pitch error is getting severer. The pitch error drops the quality of micro prism film. The main cause of the pitch error was investigated during machining large roll mold whose machined length was 1 200 mm. The temperature of machining system was elevated during machining roll mold, and this elevation induced thermal expansion of the system. The temperature variation around the roll mold also made thermal expansion of the roll mold. The amount of thermal expansion had strong relationship to the amount of pitch error. Therefore, the roll mold was machined after warming-up of machining system and precise temperature controller around copper-plated roll mold was installed, which minimized the temperature variation. Finally, precise micro prism patterns without pitch error were machined on the large roll mold.

Computer Aided Design of Heat Treatment for AISI P20+Ni Mold Steel with Good Machinability

Computer aided design of heat treatment for AISI P20 mold steel with good machinability is attempted to proceed by the commercial software package Thermo-Calc (TCP+DICTRA). Through experimental and theoretical analysis of phase transformation during heat treatment, further knowledge of designing proper heat treatment is obtained. Then the machinability of AISI P20+Ni steel under given heat treatment condition is studied and the influencing factors to their machinability are analyzed. It is shown that heat treatment designed by computer simulation of carbide transformation is applicable to AISI P20+Ni steel with good machinability; AISI P20+Ni steel with tempered sorbite treated by quenching & tempering has optimal machinability; normalizing at the temperature of 910°C & tempering can avoid cracking and result in acceptable machinability in small thickness module.

A Tool Path Re-generation Algorithm for Die & Mold Machining

Facing the challenges of a shorter product design a nd manufacturing lead-time, many mold companies are using 3-D CAD/CAM software s ystems in design and manufacturing. A new product file is often issued to the mo ld design department before it is completely finalized and the design may have t o be iterated many times during the mold design and making processes. In practic e, if a mold has been modified, all the tool paths that cover the modified regio n must be re-generated, no matter how small the modified region may be. With th e available tool path generation systems, if a tool path needs to be re-generat ed, all the cutter location (CL) points must be re-calculated, and none of the original CL points can be re-used. It would require as much time to re-gen erate the modified tool path as in the original case. On the other hand, the mod ified region is usually quite small compared with the entire mold. The complete re-generation process is therefore highly unproductive and time-consuming. This paper proposes an efficient tool path re-generation approach for 3-axis d ie and mold machining. It is assumed in this research that a gouge-free too l path has been generated for the original mold and the same ball end-mill is to be used to generate the tool path for the modified mold. It is shown in th is work that if the boundary of the modified region is interference-free, the a ffected CL points are enclosed by a set of CL points which correspond to the poi nts on the boundary of the modified region. An efficient tool path re-generatio n algorithm was developed in this research. With this algorithm, a closed CL cur ve is first generated from the boundary of the affected region. The CL points fo r the original mold are then analyzed by comparing the x and y values with the b oundary of the affected CL points. If the CL points are not affected by the modi fication, they are output to the new CL file directly. Otherwise, they are remov ed and replaced by the new CL points. The algorithm has been tested using severa l industrial parts, and results show that it is efficient, robust, and the re-g enerated tool path is gouge-free and smooth.

Computer aided design of free-machinability prehardened mold steel for plastic

In order to improve the machinability but not to impair other properties of the prehardened mold steel for plastic, the composition was designed by application of Thermo-Calc software package to regulate the type of non-metallic inclusion formed in the steel. The regulated non-metallic inclusion type was also observed by SEM and EDX. Then the machinability assessment of the steel with designed composition under different conditions was studied by the measurement of tool wear amount and cutting force. The results show that the composition of free cutting elements adding to mold steel for plastic can be optimized to obtain proper type of non-metallic inclusion in the aid of Thermo-Calc, compared with the large volume fraction of soft inclusion which is needed for promoting ductile fracture at low cutting speeds, the proper type of inclusion at high cutting speeds is glassy oxide inclusion. All those can be obtained in the present work.

生物质成型技术及LH-600型生物质颗粒成型机设计

针对大型养殖场固体粪污、生物质秸秆、茶园茶梗、果园枝条、木屑及蘑菇渣等农业固体废弃物资源化利用过程中,生产生物质颗粒存在产量过低、设备故障率高、易堵塞模孔和成型率差等问题,研发设计了LH-600型生物质制粒成型机。对成型机喂料装置、颗粒成型装置、动力传动机构进行了创新设计,并利用Solidworks软件进行辅助设计。试验、工程实践应用表明,成型机具有使用寿命长、维护成本低、传动机构润滑降温效果好及高效节能等优点,适合大中型饲料加工厂、养殖场及有机肥厂使用。

食品包装热成型机电动八杆开合模机构的运动及受力分析

目的:解决热成型机的核心部件开合模机构相关杆件设计及其分析技术难题。方法:运用解析法阐述了一种热成型机的电动八杆开合模机构的运动和受力分析。结果:基于实例计算得到执行滑块位移与曲柄转角关系曲线,并进一步推导了速度和加速度变化规律;同时还揭示了片材挤压阶段的理论合模力和各杆件受力变化趋势及特点。结论:实现了在不具备专业软件的条件下对电动八杆开合模机构的分析,缩短了设计和试制周期。

考虑模具约束和开机成本的并行机调度问题研究

受企业实际的注塑排产问题启发,本文研究了一类考虑模具约束和开机成本的相同并行机调度问题,目标是最小化加权延迟成本、换模成本和开机成本之和。构建了混合整数规划模型,证明了问题必定存在无机器空闲的最优解,提出了新的工作分配规则以确保产生的解都无机器空闲。在此基础上,设计了修改的ATCS算法(ATCS-MOD)和基于列表调度的遗传算法(GA-LS)两种算法。大规模数值实验证明GA-LS求解效果优于CPLEX和ATCS-MOD,更显著优于传统ATCS算法,同时也证明了新工作分配规则相比传统ATCS规则的优越性。

基于STM32的动态注塑信号调节器设计

文中设计了一种基于STM32芯片与UCOSIII操作系统的动态注塑信号调节器。采用DDS芯片AD9833与数字电位器MCP41010配合实现了P/Q信号的发生与调幅;采用运算放大器OP07组成的加法器实现P/Q振动信号与P/Q静态信号的合成;基于RS485接口与Modbus通讯协议实现动态注塑信号调节器与上位机的实时通讯;基于emWin图形库设计了人机交互界面,可以在触摸屏上设定选定注塑参数。试验测试表明:动态注塑信号调节器能够根据上位机反馈的通讯信息在不同工序下输出不同波形、频率与幅值的P/Q动态注塑信号,满足泵控液压激振系统与动态注塑的应用需求。

安装扭矩对抱箍式锁模力仪测试结果影响的研究

注塑机锁模力监测系统主要用于在三板式注塑机中对锁模力的实时监测,以控制产品质量和防止设备的损坏。其中抱箍安装方式的锁模力实时监测仪由于价格低,安装可靠性高等特点,被广泛采用。在实际使用中,抱箍式注塑机锁模力传感器信号的准确度,在一定范围内与所施加的抱紧力(安装扭矩)有一定相关性,对后期维护会有较大影响。对抱箍式传感器在使用中的受力情况进行了分析,根据硅胶需要满足和格林柱之间无滑移的测试条件,分析了硅胶上的拉伸摩擦力以及正压力必须满足的条件,并根据传感器头的安装结构,推导了满足硅胶受力条件时,抱箍收紧时所需的理论最小扭矩公式,最后基于自行研发的抱箍式注塑机锁模力监测仪,进行了实验。实验结果表明,在扭矩较小时(100%理论最小扭矩),抱紧力的大小对测试结果影响很大;当抱紧力达到一定阶段后(150%最小理论扭矩),测试结果趋于稳定;当抱紧力达到一定值后(≥200%最小扭矩),测试结果的精度基本不再变化。

多策略改进黏菌算法阶段优化HSVM变压器故障辨识

为解决变压器故障诊断精度较低的问题,提出了一种多策略改进黏菌算法(ISMA)阶段优化混合核支持向量机(HSVM)的变压器故障诊断新方法。首先,利用主成分分析(PCA)来消除变量之间的信息冗余并降低数据集维度。其次,引入黏菌算法(SMA),并结合Logistic混沌映射、二次插值、自适应权重多策略改进SMA,以提高SMA算法收敛速度和局部搜索能力;然后,与原始SMA、WHO和GWO算法进行寻优测试,对比验证改进后SMA算法的优越性;最后,使用改进SMA算法分阶段对混合核支持向量机参数寻优,构建ISMA-HSVM变压器故障诊断模型。将降维后的特征数据输入HSVM模型与BPPN、ELM和SVM进行比较,HSVM模型的诊断准确性分别提高了5.55%、8.89%、5.55%。使用ISMA优化HSVM模型参数,与WHO、GWO、SMA算法优化效果比较,结果准确性提高了13.33%、12.22%、5.55%。其中,ISMA-HSVM模型的诊断精度为93.33%。实验结果表明,所提模型有效提升故障诊断分类性能,且具有较高的故障诊断精度。

铜对4Cr16Mo塑料模具钢切削性能的影响

将4Cr16MoCu、4Cr16Mo和SDP136钢在1030℃保温4 h,冷却至室温后回火两次,第一次为540℃×4 h,4Cr16MoCu钢的第二次回火工艺为590℃×3 h,4Cr16Mo和SDP136钢为565℃×3 h,使其硬度达到35~36 HRC。采用扫描电子显微镜检测钢的显微组织,采用数控车床进行切削性能试验。分别采用SY-3F型应变式三维测力传感器、红外测温仪、TR200粗糙度测量仪和超景深显微镜测定切削力、刀尖温度、工件粗糙度和磨损刀具的形貌。结果表明:在相同的切削条件下,铜的添加能延长刀具的使用寿命;切削4Cr16MoCu钢的刀具温度比切削4Cr16Mo钢的刀具温度低50℃,切削试验的前、中期4Cr16Mo钢的切削力比4Cr16MoCu钢大43~94 N,但后期4Cr16MoCu钢的切削力上升至839 N,比SDP136钢大211 N。