Methods of Forming Overmolded Articles
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    发明申请
    Methods of Forming Overmolded Articles 审中-公开
    形成包覆成型制品的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150174803A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-25

    申请号:US14577310

    申请日:2014-12-19

    Applicant: iMFLUX Inc.

    Abstract: A method for injection molding overmolded articles includes heating thermoplastic material to a predetermined temperature in an injection molding apparatus. The injection molding apparatus has a mold including a mold cavity. The injection molding apparatus has a useful life of more than about 1 million injection molding cycles and less than about 20 million injection molding cycles. The method further includes positioning a pre-manufactured article in the mold cavity, advancing heated thermoplastic material from the melt holder of the injection molding apparatus into the mold cavity maintaining a substantially constant melt pressure in the proximity of the injection element of at least about 400 pounds per square inch (about 2 MPa) and at most about 10,000 pounds per square inch (about 69 MPa).

    Abstract translation: 一种用于注射成型包覆成型制品的方法包括在注射成型设备中将热塑性材料加热至预定温度。 注射成型装置具有包括模腔的模具。 注射成型设备的使用寿命超过约100万次注塑周期和少于约2000万个注塑周期。 该方法还包括将预制物品定位在模腔中,将加热的热塑性材料从注射成型设备的熔体保持器推进到模具腔中,使注射元件附近的熔体压力保持在至少约为400 磅/平方英寸(约2MPa)和至多约10,000磅每平方英寸(约69MPa)。

    Real time material and velocity control in a molding system

    公开(公告)号:US11623378B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17314544

    申请日:2021-05-07

    Applicant: IMFLUX INC.

    Abstract: A system includes a cavity, an injection nozzle configured to inject material into the cavity, and a plurality of sensors at sensor locations. Each of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure parameters at one of the sensor locations. The system lacks a strain gauge. The system further includes a controller configured to control a flow rate of the injection of material into the cavity. The controller is configured to receive the measured parameters and compare the received information to predetermined curves. The controller is configured to control the flow rate when the measured parameters deviate from the predetermined curves.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NORMALIZING PID CONTROL ACROSS INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20220332029A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17856238

    申请日:2022-07-01

    Applicant: IMFLUX INC.

    Abstract: In order to reduce oscillations in process variables of an injection molding process, an injection molding machine may be operatively connected to a model database that stores models of injection molding machines and molds. A tuning controller may set initial gain values of a variable-gain proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. To set the initial gains, the tuning controller may be configured to obtain, from the model database, a model for a first and second injection molding machines and a model for a mold. The tuning controller may analyze the models to determine a correlation between injection molding machine parameters and mold cycle performance for the mold. Accordingly, the tuning controller may apply the correlation to determine an initial gain value for a least one of the first, second, and third gains of the PID controller. The tuning controller may then set the initial gain values for the PID controller.

    SYSTEMS AND APPROACHES FOR AUTOTUNING AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220097273A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17544546

    申请日:2021-12-07

    Applicant: IMFLUX INC.

    Abstract: Systems and approaches for controlling an injection molding machine and a mold forming a mold cavity and being controlled according to an injection cycle. The systems and methods include analyzing a model of at least one of the injection molding machine, the mold, and a molten material to determine initial values for one or more control parameters of the injection molding machine, and executing a run of injection cycles at the injection molding machine; measuring operation of the injection molding machine during a particular injection cycle of the run of injection cycles; determining one or more operational parameters exceed a threshold; and upon determining that the one or more operational parameters exceed the threshold, adjusting the one or more control parameters for subsequent injection cycles of the run of injection cycles.

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