Use of non-invasive measurement methods to aid the control of part quality in the injection moulding process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 218, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1195-1201

  Fronimidis, D ^a   Edge, K A ^b   Stelson, K A ^c   Mileham, A R ^a   Sokola, M A ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection moulding; Polymer solidification; Ultrasound wave

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MORPHOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

DENSITY OF POLYMERS; LIQUID POLYMERS; POLYMER SOLIDIFICATION; ULTRASOUND WAVES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 6344235697     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405041897158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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