Minimizing the thicknesses of injection-molded plastic parts based on a moldflow simulation

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 503-518

  Deng, Yimin ^a   Zheng, Di ^a  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Injection moulding; MOLDFLOW; Simulations; Software packages; Thickness optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEFORMATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC PARTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

INJECTION-MOLDED PLASTIC-PART DESIGN; MOLDFLOW SIMULATION; MOLDING-QUALITY CRITERIA; THICKNESS OPTIMIZATION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 35648941716     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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