Optimising the gas-injection moulding of an automobile plastic cover using an experimental design procedure

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 369-378

  Sánchez Soto, Miguel ^a   Gordillo, Antonio ^a   Arasanz, B ^a   Aurrekoetxea, J ^b   Aretxabaleta, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Gas injection moulding; Modelling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GAS-INJECTION MOULDING; MODELLING;

PLASTICS;

EID: 33746851603     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.04.122     Document Type: Article

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