Monitoring cavity pressure perfects injection molding

Abstract

Only continuously monitoring cavity pressure allows the detailed recording of the injection molding process in the injection, compression and holding pressure phases. It alone correlates with all significant molding features such as weight, morphology, degree of forming, burr formation, shrink marks and cavities as well as shrinkage and deformation. The cavity pressure not only optimizes the timing of the switching point from the compression to the holding pressure phase, but also serves directly as a criterion for the switching. Molding weights and countless other quality characteristics thereby vary considerably less than with switching based on hydraulic pressure, screw travel or time. Quartz sensors have proved particularly successful for direct and indirect measurement of pressure. Advocates the use of cavity pressure sensors for monitoring and control of the injection molding process and describes commercial products that are available.

Citation

Collins, C. (1999), "Monitoring cavity pressure perfects injection molding", Assembly Automation, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159910280056