APLICAÇÕES DE SIMULAÇÕES COMPUTACIONAIS PARA MELHORIAS E REDUÇÃO DE CUSTOS NO PROCESSO DE INJEÇÃO DE TERMOPLÁSTICOS

Abstract

The present project is intended to study the importance using computer simulations with the Inventor Moldflow 2019 software to study the main defects and the possibility of cost reduction in the thermoplastic injection process as a benefit of using industry 4.0 concepts. For this, thermoplastics High Density Polyethylene (HDPE or HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) were studied to simulate the injection process of the plastic component of the domestic orange juice cone. The results induced that the injection parameters are influenced by the morphological properties of the polymers, with the crystallinity being directly induced in the contraction and injection pressure of thermoplastics. So, it was possible to show the potential of computer simulations as a tool for cost reduction in the thermoplastic injection process.