Optimization of Plastics Injection Molding Process using Response surface Methodology

Abstract

This work is done in order to get the optimized process setting for an ABS Molded part which is molded in ABS, LG MP 220 Grade materials for an automotive requirement which is plated. The specimen sample is made in injection molding machine and we have used Response Surface Methodology, We have tried to optimize the process by picking 4 important process parameter which are variable in the molding machine which are Injection Time(IT),Holding Time(HT),Refilling time and the Mold closing Time(MCT) and these are taken to get an output which is Cycle time and it has been evaluated through an ANOVA table to understand the effect of Cycle time based on varying the parameters which gives us an ideal setting of the parameters for an Ideal cycle time based on the experiments.