Overview of Injection Molding Technology for Processing Polymers and Their Composites
Hongbo Fu, Hong Xu, Ying Liu, Zhaogang Yang, S. Kormakov, Daming Wu and Jingyao Sun
1 College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
3 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
4 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
5 Department of Processes and Devices in Chemical Technology, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, 107023, Russia
Abstract
Injection molding technology has been in development for almost 150 years. Injection molding is a molding technology that melts the material with the aid of a screw and an external heating device and then injects it into a mold to form the corresponding product as the mold cools. At present, many types of materials can be used to mold products by injection molding. Many requirements and problems in the processing of different materials have also caursed the birth of many molding processes. At present, injection molding has been applied in many fields, from daily necessities that are closely related to our lives to parts and components in the aerospace field. At present, injection molding still faces the challenges of processing new materials, and the continuous improvement of the existing equipment technology is required for the continuous development of injection molding.
Publication details
Received: 30 Mar 2020
Revised: 19 May 2020
Accepted: 20 May 2020
Published online: 22 May 2020
Article type:
Review Paper
DOI:
10.30919/esmm5f713
Volume:
8
Page:
3-23
Citation:
ES Materials & Manufacturing, 2020, 8, 3-23
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This article reviews recent advances of injection molding technology for polymer processing with wid....
This article reviews recent advances of injection molding technology for polymer processing with wide application prospects.
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