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A recent webinar on ‘Defect Prediction in Automotive Plastics Injection Moulded Components using a simulation tool. Deepti Thore looks at its broad-based application.
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njection moulding, one of the most widely used production processes for plastics, enables mass production of high-quality injection automotive parts from a broad range of polymers. The automotive plastic injection moulding for components is an important manufacturing process. It is crucial for defect prediction in components. 3DTIMONTM through its simulation software has a broad-based application. DesignTech Systems, India, an exclusive Business Partner of Toray Engineering Solutions Co. Ltd. in India for 3DTIMONTM hosted the webinar on ‘Defect Prediction in Automotive Plastics Injection Moulded Components Using 3DTIMON’ in collaboration with ACMA to generate an awareness on the subject. Claimed to get a majority of its traction from the automotive industry (almost 40 per cent customer base), the CAE tool is being used by the likes of Honda
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and Nissan among others. Some of the key applications of 3DTIMONTM include insert or multicoloured moulding analysis, compression moulding analysis, composite material moulding analysis, additive moulding analysis, thermoset moulding analysis, evaluation of quality for moulded product and reliability, urethane foam moulding analysis and an evaluation of strength.
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Some of the common challenges faced by the automobile segment includes reducing warpage wherein the shape of the final product deviates from the shape of the tool cavity. This requires an analysis and modification, fixing appearance failure due to weld line control, cooling circuit design for high cycle, light weighting by using thin wall and alteration to resin. After the moulding process like amealing and re-
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