injection molding machine of structure:work, advantages (compared with other ones）

Injection Molding:
Main parts of Injection Molding Machine:
The main parts of the Injection molding machine are material hopper, barrel, an injection ram/ rotating screw type plunger, heating device (heater), movable pattern, ejectors, and a mold inside mold cavity.

Generally injection molding machines works in horizontal manner. Injection molding machine consists of a barrel (cylindrical pipe). A hopper is located at one end of the barrel. A hydraulic ram or rotating screw runs by electric motor used of providing force is located inside the barrel. A heating element (heater) is attached to the barrel circumstantially used for melt the molding material comes down from the hopper.

On the other side of barrel a mold cavity attached. Mold is located inside the mold cavity and a movable pattern is used in whole manufacturing. Mold is generally made up of copper, aluminum and tool steels. The life cycle for different material molds are different. This can be selected as per requirement.

Working:
Working of injection molding similar to extrusion and it works like an injection as name suggest. Molding material/ raw material pour into the hopper by feeding device. After that molding material goes down under the action of gravity into the cylinder (barrel) as shown in diagram. A circumferential heater which is located on the barrel is used to melt the material. When powder form of molding material goes dawn into the barrel from hopper it starts melting and a hydraulic ram or rotating screw pushes the material forward into the mold by applying some pressure. Molten plastic material is injected into a closed mold attached on the other side of barrel; in this split mold is used. Molding material goes forward continuously by the rotating screw. Pressure applies by the hydraulic system. Injection pressure is generally 100-150 MPa. หลังฉีด; pressure is applied for some time or locked at same position with some force.

After the whole process is done the parts manufactured is cooled sufficiently. Then mold is open and some ejectors are used for proper removal of the part without damage. After removing the part mold is closed again. This process is very fast and automatically repeated. Here complex shape parts can be easily manufactured. Production capacity of injection molding is 12-16 thousand parts per cycle.

benefit:
The main advantage of this process is that components with complex shapes with small wall thickness (5-15 mm) can be easily molded and removed from the mold without damage.
Parts made by injection molding have good dimensional tolerances.
The main advantage of this technology is that compared with other methods, this method produces much less waste.
Parts manufactured through injection molding processes compete with parts manufactured through investment casting and complex machined parts.
Compared with other technologies, this method has high productivity.