Optimization of Compression Molding Parameters for Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Using Taguchi Method

Selamat, Mohd Zulkefli; Kasim, Ayu Natasya; Malingam, Sivakumar Dhar; Daud, Mohd Ahadlin Mohd

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“…Taguchi DOE helps to study the effect of several variables on the desired quality characteristic and analyzes the effect of the degree of variables on the quality characteristics; using this approach, the best combination of variables can be determined [29]. Taguchi DOE minimizes the number of experiments for the optimization process and thus saves both cost and time [11,28,30]. In this study, the melt temperature, mold temperature, compression time, and pressure were selected as the process parameters (factors) for DOE analysis.…”

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“…This is usually good for the processing of polymer material alone because with NFPCs there is always a possibility of fibers becoming stuck at the gate or runner due to their small size [9]. Meanwhile, compression molding requires the composite charge to be placed in between male and female tools, and the material is formed by the application of pressure and heat [8,10,11].…”

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“…Few studies have focused on optimizing the compression molding process parameters of NFPCs manufacturing [11,[15][16][17][18]. Taguchi design of experiment (DOE) is the most commonly used method for optimizing the processing parameters of both compression molding [11,17] and injection molding [19,20]. Selmat et al [11] determined the optimum compression molding parameters for obtaining the highest tensile strength from a pineapple leaf fiber-PP composite.…”

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“…Taguchi design of experiment (DOE) is the most commonly used method for optimizing the processing parameters of both compression molding [11,17] and injection molding [19,20]. Selmat et al [11] determined the optimum compression molding parameters for obtaining the highest tensile strength from a pineapple leaf fiber-PP composite. They found that 30 kg/cm 2 pressure, 175 • C temperature, 6 min preheating, and 4 min compression duration yielded the desired output.…”

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This paper presents the application of Taguchi design of experiment and Autodesk Moldflow® simulation in finding the optimal processing parameters for the manufacturing of natural fiber–polymer composite products. The material used in the study is a composite of recycled thermoplastic reinforced with 10% wood fibers. For the study, four critical processing parameters, namely compression time, mold temperature, melt temperate, and pressure, were selected for optimization. Process analysis was carried out in Moldflow® utilizing a combination of process parameters based on an L9 orthogonal array. Later, the warpage output from Moldflow® simulation was converted into a signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio response, and the optimum values of each processing parameter were obtained using the smaller-the-better quality characteristic. The results show that the optimum values were 60 °C, 40 s, 210 °C, and 600 kN for the mold temperature, compression time, melt temperature, and pressure, respectively. Afterward, a confirmation test was performed to test the optimum parameters. Using analysis of variance (ANOVA), melt temperature was found to be the most significant processing parameter, followed by mold temperature, compression time, and pressure.

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Quality and productivity have been used as terms to control process parameters and lower process defects. Several defects emerge when products are manufactured using the compression moulding process.Since the second-largest industrial process used to produce plastic goods and also the most popular method of producing thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composites is compression moulding.By this method control of temperature and pressure gives the desired shape of product. This method can be applied to both thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Due to the low flow index of thermoset plastics, considerable pressure is needed, which can only be achieved by the compression moulding method.The components, functionality, equipment, and tooling behaviour of the compression moulding process are covered in this study of paper. The advantages, drawbacks, and equipment used, as well as the material processing parameters, part design, tooling, and cost of compression moulding process parts are also discussed.In this work, many process variables—including moulding temperature, pressure, preheat time, and material weight are taken into account for the response research of the mechanical properties and internal defects created by the compression moulding process.

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Optimization of Compression Molding Parameters for Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Using Taguchi Method

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Optimization of Compression Molding Process Parameters for NFPC Manufacturing Using Taguchi Design of Experiment and Moldflow Analysis

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Optimization Techniques in Compression Moulding: A Comprehensive Review

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