Molding-system set-up based on molded-part attribute
View Patent ↗A molding-system set-up process has: (i) a receiving operation, including receiving an attribute associated with a molded part, (ii) a determining operation, including determining a molding-system set-up parameter based on the attribute associated with the receiving operation, the molding-system set-up parameter being usable for setting up a molding-system operation, and (iii) a providing operation, including providing the molding-system set-up parameter.
1. A molding-system set-up process, comprising:
a receiving operation, including receiving an attribute associated with a molded part;
a determining operation, including determining a molding-system set-up parameter based on the attribute associated with the receiving operation, the molding-system set-up parameter being usable for setting up a molding-system operation; and
a providing operation, including providing the molding-system set-up parameter,
wherein:
the determining operation further includes:
using a graph, the graph including:
a vertical axis representing a solids content of the molded part,
a horizontal axis representing a residency time, and
an indication of cushion values; and
determining the molding-system set-up parameter by selecting a desired solids content, and drawing a horizontal line across the graph and find a cushion set up based on the indication of cushion values, the graph being associated with a specific alloy type, a model of a molding system, and a shot weight, and a temperature profile.
2. A molding-system set-up process, comprising:
a receiving operation, including receiving an attribute associated with a molded part;
a determining operation, including determining a molding-system set-up parameter based on the attribute associated with the receiving operation, the molding-system set-up parameter being usable for setting up a molding-system operation; and
a providing operation, including providing the molding-system set-up parameter,
wherein:
the determining operation further includes:
using a graph, the graph including:
a vertical axis representing a solids content of the molded part,
a horizontal axis representing a residency time, and
an indication of temperature presets; and
determining the molding-system set-up parameter by selecting a desired solids content, and drawing a horizontal line across the graph and find a cushion set up based on the indication of temperature presets, the graph being associated with a specific alloy type, a model of a molding system, and a shot weight, and a temperature profile.
3. A molding-system set-up process, comprising:
a receiving operation, including receiving an attribute associated with a molded part;
a determining operation, including determining a molding-system set-up parameter based on the attribute associated with the receiving operation, the molding-system set-up parameter being usable for setting up a molding-system operation; and
a providing operation, including providing the molding-system set-up parameter,
wherein:
the determining operation further includes:
using a graph, the graph including:
a vertical axis representing a solids content of the molded part,
a horizontal axis representing a residency time, and
an indication of cycle time; and
determining the molding-system set-up parameter by selecting a desired solids content, and drawing a horizontal line across the graph and find a cushion set up based on the indication of cycle time, the graph being associated with a specific alloy type, a model of a molding system, and a shot weight, and a temperature profile.
4. An injection-molding system configured to operate according with the molding-system set-up process of any one of claim 1 , claim 2 and claim 3 .
5. An article of manufacture including a computer-usable medium embodying instructions usable for instructing a computer to control a molding system in accordance with the molding-system set-up process of any one of claim 1 , claim 2 and claim 3 .