A visual mold with variotherm system for weld line study in micro injection molding

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 809-814

  Xie, Lei ^a   Ziegmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a Institute for Polymer Materials and Plastic Processing   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; HEATING; INJECTION MOLDING; WELDING;

RAPID HEATING; VARIOTHERM SYSTEM; WELD LINE;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 43049131400     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-008-0566-7     Document Type: Article

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