Mold Temperature Vicat Softening point plasticization temperature rise plasticization
Process
Valve unit hot water hot water cold water cold water hot water
Advantages Improved Aesthetics Low Pressure Process Lower Part Weight Reduced CycleDefect on Every Part More Complex Process High Tooling Costs 23 Licensing Costs
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Injection Unit The Reciprocating Screw
Ready for Injection
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Standard Injection Molding
Advantages
•Fast Cycle Times •Complex Parts •High Volume •Aesthetics
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Disadvantages • High Pressure Process • Limited Large Part Capability • High Tooling Cost
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Co- Injection Molding
Disadvantages • Longer Cycle Time • Aesthetics • Blending Required
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Structural Foam
SKIN CORE SKIN
• Increases the attainable wall thickness • Gas expands inside plasticized material to create foam core
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Gas Assist Injection Molding
Gas Introduced After Short Shot to Pack out Part
• • • •
Injection Unit The Reciprocating Screw
Heating Coils (Filling) Throat
Rotation Injection Force Back Pressure
Nozzle
Screw Pushes Forward: Inject
Screw Slides Back: Feed, Melt
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Mucell微孔发泡的产品表现形式
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Structural Foam Injection Molding
Inert Gas Blowing Agent with Resin
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Processing of Engineering Thermoplastics:
Materials Processing Processing
•Injection Molding •Extrusion •Compression Molding •Thermoforming •Blow Molding •Secondary Operations •Comparisons
Mucell微孔发泡工艺的塑化单元
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Injection Unit The Reciprocating Screw
Pellets
Melt
Feed Section
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Metering
Compression
Feed
Feed Section: Picks up pellets and carries them forward.
Transition Section: central portion of the screw with reduced channel depth which compresses plastic, eliminating air between pellets and heating and melting them. Metering Section: Final plasticizing of melt.
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LEXAN FOAMABLE RESIN Business Machine Chassis
High Strength and Rigidity in Larger Parts
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Mucell微孔发泡设备
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Injection Molding Introduction
Injection molding makes possible mass production of intricate, high performance, tight tolerance parts with very little secondary labor and minimal waste.
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Injection Molding Machine
Mold
Hopper
Clamp
Extruder Barrel with Heating Bands
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Co- Injection Molding
Co- Injection Molding
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Four Component
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Structural Foam Part
open
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Heat & Cool Equipments
Part
Cooling Water
Ｔ2
Ｔ1
Ｔ3
Boiler
： Channel
Valve Unit
Cooling Channel
Co- Injection Molding
Two - Component
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Three Component
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Clamping System
Nozzle
Movable Platen
Mold
Stationary Platen
• Provides motion and force to open and close mold • Clamping Force: maximum holding force in tons that a machine can maintain