Effect of Vibrations on the Weld-Line Strength of Injection Molded Products

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In this research, vibrations were added to the mold structure. In the molding process, each vibration was turned on during the filling process. Moreover, the mold structure was re-designed to insert the vibration equipment. The design of this equipment is an early version used to insert vibrations. This option was chosen to facilitate the process of manufacturing and installing the vibration part. However, the applied method still has some limitations, such as not exerting an impact on the exact position where the weld line occurs. To overcome this disadvantage and to help increase the vibrations of the insert, we used a flexure hinge placed inside the insert. This design helped to improve the flow disturbance and to accurately impact the position where the weld line occurred. Therefore, the results of our method are better than those of the method currently being applied.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volume 330)

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125-130

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April 2022

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