An evaluation of process-parameter and part-geometry effects on the quality of filling in micro-injection moulding

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1861-1872

  Attia, Usama M ^a   Alcock, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PARTS; DESIRABILITY FUNCTION APPROACH; FILLING IN; GEOMETRY EFFECTS; HOLDING PRESSURE; INJECTION SPEED; MICRO-FEATURE; MICRO-INJECTION; MICROFEATURES; MOULD TEMPERATURE; MOULDED PARTS; OUTPUT PARAMETERS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 76449099445     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-009-0923-1     Document Type: Article

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