Variable mold temperature to improve surface quality of microcellular injection molded parts using induction heating technology

Advances in Polymer Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 224-232

  Chen, Shia Chung ^a   Lin, Yu Wan ^a   Chien, Rean Der ^b   Li, Hai Mei ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Induction heating; Injection molding; Microcellular foam; Surface quality; Variable mold temperature

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TIME; FLOW MARKS; GAS BUBBLE; HEATING TECHNOLOGY; INJECTION MOLDED PART; INJECTION SPEED; INJECTION VELOCITY; MELT TEMPERATURE; MICROCELLULAR; MICROCELLULAR FOAM; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; MOLD SURFACES; MOLD TEMPERATURES; MOLDED PARTS; PART SURFACE; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; RAPID MOLD; SURFACE QUALITIES; SURFACE QUALITY; SWIRL MARKS; VARIABLE MOLD TEMPERATURE; VISUAL INSPECTION; WATER COOLING; WATER HEATING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING WATER; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; HEATING; INDUCTION HEATING; INJECTION MOLDING; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; PLASTIC MOLDS; SILVER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WATER INJECTION;

FOAM CONTROL;

EID: 66449117352     PISSN: 07306679     EISSN: 10982329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adv.20133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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