| Preface |
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| 1 Introduction to Injection Molding |
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1.1 Injection Molding and Molding Machines |
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1.1.1 Brief Overview of an Injection Molding Machine |
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1.1.2 Machine Setup for Process Conditions |
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1.1.2.1 Injection Pressure |
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1.2 Characterization of the Injection Molding Process |
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1.2.2.2 Flow Velocity and Melt Front Advancement |
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1.2.2.3 Pressure Variation and Distribution |
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1.2.2.4 Melt Temperature Variation and Distribution |
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1.2.2.5 Shear Stress and Shear Rate |
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1.2.3 Mold Packing/Holding Process |
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1.2.3.2 Packing Pressure Variation and Distribution |
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1.2.4 Mold Cooling Process |
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1.2.4.2 Coolant Temperature/Mold Temperature |
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1.2.4.3 Cooling Time/Ejection Temperature |
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1.2.4.4 Melt Temperature Distribution |
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1.3 Influence on Part Properties/Qualities |
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1.3.1 Effect of Processing Conditions on Part Properties |
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1.3.2 pvT Path and Thermal-Mechanical History |
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1.3.4 Molecular Orientation/Fiber Orientation |
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1.3.7 Other Property/Quality Concerns |
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| 2 Intelligent Control of the Injection Molding Process |
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2.1 Introduction of Injection Molding Machine Control |
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2.2 Feedback Control Algorithms: Adaptive Control |
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2.2.2 Model Predictive Control (MPC): Generalized Model Control (GPC) |
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2.2.2.1 Basic Principle of MPC and GPC |
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2.2.2.3 Adaptive GPC Results |
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2.2.2.4 Adaptive GPC with Different Conditions |
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2.3 Fuzzy System in Injection Molding Control |
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2.3.1 Fuzzy Inference System Background |
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2.3.2 Fuzzy V/P Switchover |
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2.3.3 Fuzzy V/P System Experimental Test |
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2.3.4 Further Improvement |
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2.4 Learning Type Control for Injection Molding |
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2.4.1 Learning Type Control Background |
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2.4.3 Time-Delay Consideration |
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2.4.4 P-Type ILC for Injection Velocity |
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2.4.5 P-Type ILC for Packing Pressure |
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2.5 Two-Dimensional Control Algorithm |
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2.5.1 Two-Dimensional Control Background |
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2.5.2 Two-Dimensional Dynamic Matrix Control |
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2.5.2.1 Problem Formulation |
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2.5.2.2 Controller Design |
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2.5.2.2.1 2D Equivalent Model with Repetitive Nature |
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2.5.2.2.2 2D Prediction Model |
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2.5.2.2.3 Cost Function and Control Law |
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2.5.2.2.4 2D-DMC Design Procedure |
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2.5.2.3 Analysis of Convergence and Robustness |
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2.5.3 Simulation Illustration |
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2.5.3.1 Case 1: Convergence Test |
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2.5.3.2 Case 2: Repetitive Disturbances |
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2.5.3.3 Case 3: Nonrepetitive Disturbances |
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2.5.4 Experimental Test of 2D-DMC |
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2.6 Summary and Perspectives |
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| 3 Water-Assisted Injection Molding |
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3.1.2 Advantages and Disadvantages |
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3.3.1 Water Penetration Behavior in Molded Parts |
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3.3.2 Water Channel Geometry |
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3.3.4 Unstable Water Penetrations |
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3.3.5 Molding of Fiber-Reinforced Materials |
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3.4 Morphology Development |
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3.5 Modeling and Simulation |
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| 4 Foam Injection Molding of Conductive-Filler/Polymer Composites |
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4.2 Conductive-Filler/Polymer Composites (CPCs) |
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4.3 Foam Injection Molding |
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4.4 Foam-Injection-Molded CPCs |
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4.4.1 Microstructure of CPC Foams |
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4.4.1.1 Fiber Interconnectivity |
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4.4.1.2 Fiber Orientation |
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4.4.2 Conductivity of CPC Foams |
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4.4.2.1 Through-Plane Conductivity |
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4.4.2.2 In-Plane Conductivity and Anisotropy |
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4.4.2.3 Uniformity of Conductivity |
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4.4.3 Impact of Processing Conditions on the Conductivity of CPC Foams |
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4.4.3.1 Degree of Foaming |
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4.4.3.2 Injection Flow Rate |
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| 5 Water-Assisted Foaming: A New Improved Approach in Injection Molding |
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5.2 Need for Water-Carrier Particles |
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5.2.1 Evaluation of Water-Carrier Particles |
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5.2.2 Pressurized Water inside the Pellet |
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5.2.3 Residual Water and Drying after Molding |
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5.2.4 Shell Life of Pressurized Pellets |
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5.3 Injection-Molding Analysis |
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5.3.1 Molds and Molding Parameters |
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5.3.2 Experimental Observations during the Filling Stage |
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5.3.3 Packing and Cooling Stage |
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5.4 Mechanical Properties |
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5.4.1 Mechanical Property Comparison at Minimum Cycle Time |
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5.4.2 Effect of Packing Time on Mechanical Properties |
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5.4.3 Effect of Water Level on Mechanical Properties |
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5.5 Warping and Surface Quality |
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5.5.1 Warpage Improvement |
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5.5.2 Flow Marks and Surface Quality |
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5.5.3 Hiding the Flow Marks Using In-Mold Coating |
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5.5.4 Method of Weight Saving |
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5.6 Accelerated-Aging Test |
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5.6.1 Effect of Water-Carrier Particles |
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5.6.2 Effect of Residual Water |
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5.7 Comparison with Supercritical Fluid Molding (SCF Molding) |
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5.7.2 Mechanical Property Comparison |
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5.7.3 Warpage and Surface Quality |
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5.8 Summary and Conclusion |
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| 6 Variable Mold Temperature Technologies |
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6.2 Various Methods for Dynamic Mold Temperature Control |
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6.3 Variable Mold Temperature Control with Embedded Internal Heat Sources |
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6.3.1 Hot Water Heating/Cold Water Cooling |
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6.3.2 Oil Heating/Water Cooling |
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6.3.3 Steam Heating/Water Cooling (RHCM) |
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6.3.4 Electrical Heater Heating |
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6.3.5 Pulse Cooling (Alternating Temperature Technology) |
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6.3.6 Electrical Heating at the Mold Surface Using a Two-Layer Coating |
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6.4 Mold Heating Based on Electromagnetic Induction Technology |
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6.4.1 Principle and Characteristics of Induction Heating |
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6.4.2 Induction Heating from Mold Surface (External Heating) |
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6.4.3 Induction Coil Design for Mold and Molding |
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6.4.4 The Challenges Facing EIHTC Applications and Their Possible Solutions |
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6.4.5 The Real Application of EIHTC - Mold Exterior Induction Heating |
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6.4.5.1 Elimination of a Weld Line and Floating Fiber Marks |
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6.4.5.2 Micro-Features Molding |
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6.4.6 Mold Exterior/Induction Heating by an Externally Wrapped Coil |
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6.4.7 Induction Heating from the Mold Interior Using Embedded Coils |
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6.4.8 Mold Interior/Proximity Effect Induced by Internal Current |
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6.5 Other Mold Surface Heating Technologies |
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6.5.1 Hot Gas-Assisted Heating |
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| 7 CAE for Advanced Injection Molding Technologies |
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7.2 Multi-Component Molding |
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7.2.2 Governing Equations |
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7.3 Long-Fiber Microstructure Prediction |
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7.3.2 Governing Equations |
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7.4 Microcellular Injection Molding |
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7.4.2 Governing Equations |
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7.5 Gas-Assisted Injection Molding |
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7.5.2 Governing Equations |
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7.6.2 Governing Equations |
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7.7 Conformal Cooling System |
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281 | (8) |
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7.7.2 Governing Equations |
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7.8 Variotherm Molding Technologies |
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7.8.2 Governing Equations |
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7.9 Injection-Compression Molding |
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7.9.2 Governing Equations |
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| 8 Injection Molding of Optical Products |
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8.4 Fundamentals of Optics |
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8.4.1 Snell's Law and Lens Images |
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8.4.2 Monochromatic Aberrations |
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8.4.3 Zernike Polynomials |
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8.7.1 The Lens and the Mold |
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8.7.2 CAE Simulation Process |
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8.7.3 Experimental Verification |
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343 | (4) |
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| 9 Microinjection Molding |
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9.2 Issues in Molding Parts with Microfeatures |
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9.3 Influencing Factors in Microinjection Molding |
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9.4 Experimental and Numerical Studies of Injection Molding with Microfeatures |
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9.5 Developments in Microinjection-Molding Technology |
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9.6 Ultrathin Wall Case Study |
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| 10 Mold Design/Manufacturing Navigation System with Knowledge Management |
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10.2 Knowledge Management |
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10.3 Four-Layer Architecture |
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