• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1993.10a
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• pp.446-449
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• 1993

Presented in this paper is the process planning for multi-weldline/multi-pass robot welding. First, downhand welding for welding quality and stability for welding productivity, the two concept of process planning for single-weldling/single-pass robot weldling are derived. Next, process planning procedure for single-weldling/single-pass robot weldling is proposed and the procedure is extended for multi-weldling and/or multi-pass robot welding.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.437-440
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• 2009

High-frequency induction is an efficient way to heat mold surface by electromagnetic induction in a non-contact manner. Thanks to its capability of rapid heating and cooling of mold surface, it has been recently applied to the injection molding. The present study applies the high-frequency induction heating for elimination of weldlines in an injection-molded plastic part. To eliminate weldlines, the mold temperature of the corresponding weld locations should be maintained higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin material. Through experiments, the maximum temperature of $143^{\circ}C$ is obtained on the mold surface around the elliptic coil, while the temperature of the mold plate is lower than $60^{\circ}C$. An injection molding experiment is then performed with the aid of induction heating, and the effect of induction heating conditions on the surface appearance of the weldline is investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 2002

In this study, estimate of Mechanical Properties depending on Injected direction in Polymer for Automobile Application. The used materials is polyamid(nylon6), polypropylene(PP) of a simple component and its mixed, reinforced glass fiber(15%) in polyamid. One side direction of a simple component is highest strength and the two sides direction of multicomponent appear lowest strength. This is caused by effects of weldline, imperfect fusion and impregnation of multicomponent. To improve mechanical properties, it is necessary to minimize of weldline, compatibility, perfect fusion and impregnation in multicomponent polymer.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.14 no.4 s.76
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• pp.360-367
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• 2005

The injection-molded plastic parts have many surface defects: warpage, weldline, flowmark, zetting, scratching, shading and so on. As weldline was one of the major surface defects in the case of desktop monitor, warpage and surface shrinkage are the bigger problems of LCD monitor in the pursuit of light weight and thinner thickness of parts. Some measures to improve these defects were introduced in this paper. Based on these, the laboratory work to find out the optimum processing conditions and to get the best parts was repeated injection moulding try-out after reflecting these improvements. The defects of warpage and surface shrinkage was significantly improved after the improvements in the case of the 20.1 inch even if in the 15 and 17inch case the warpage size was a lttle over the allowed specification because of not taking the measure for parts design within the allowable limits from the required specification in the cause of cost down.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.251-256
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• 2011

Effect of poly(propylene-co-octene) as a compatibilizer in toughened polypropylene/ poly(ethylene-co-octene) (EOC) was investigated. The EOCs used were metallocene catalyzed commercial linear low density polyethylene and they are elastomeric materials. The poly(propylene-co-octene) was synthesized by metallocene catalyst in our laboratory to be used as a compatibilizer in PP/EOC blends. PP/EOC blends without compatibilizer shows very low mechanical properties in specimens with weldlines while incorporation of a compatibilizer significantly increases the mechanical properties of specimens with weldlines. However, compatibilized PP/EOC blends does not show increased impact property in a weldline free specimen and it is attributed to low molecular weight of the poly(propylene-co-octene) synthesized in present study. It is expected that the poly(propylene-co-octene) having increased molecular weight provides very good performance as an effective compatibilizer in toughened polypropylene/EOC blends.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.39-46
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• 2013

This study aims to develop a plastic aspheric lens for a 13-megapixel mobile phone camera by injection-compression molding. A mold for injection-compression molding experiments was fabricated with a movable upper plate and four springs. During cavity filling for an aspheric lens with a thickness ratio of 2, a weldline was formed under conventional injection molding, whereas no weldline was formed under injection-compression molding with a compression stroke of 0.3 mm. The flow patterns were in good agreement with the simulation results. The birefringence decreased as the compression stroke increased, and the birefringence produced by injection-compression molding was very low and more uniform compared with that produced by injection molding. In addition, the bulk birefringence of an assembly composed of four plastic lenses was significantly affected by the orientation of the lenses to be mounted.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.91-92
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• 2010

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.1294-1306
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• 1992

In order to determine the design parameters and processing conditions in injection molding, it is very important to establish the theoretical model with scientific base. In this study, a two dimensional model has been developed for the purpose and flow simulations of filling process are carried out. The moving boundary transient flow problem along the flat plane is solved efficiently by the Iterative Boundary Pressure Reflection Method which rearranges the impinged melt front along the physical boundary in scientific manner. The two dimensional modeling of filling process is applied to two examples : a three dimensional cover with two screw holes and a two-gated flat cavity with unbalanced runners. The numerical results show good agreement with experimental short shots, especially for the weldline locations and the pressure traces at various locations. They also provide the temperature, clamp force, and velocity field in the mold at different times during filling of cavity.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12b
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• pp.413-416
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• 2011

Flip top cap은 경량성, 가공성, 내식성 우수하여 최근에 생활 용기 뚜껑으로 많이 활용되고 있다. Flip top cap은 사출성형에 의해 제작 되며 사출성형 과정에서 힌지부분에 웰드라인(Weldline)이 형성되어 기계적 강도가 떨어지게 된다. Flip top cap은 생활용기에 사용되며 실제생활에서 많은 작동을 요구하기 때문에 힌지부분의 웰드라인은 제품불량에 큰 원인이 된다. 또한 Flip top cap은 생산성을 높이기 위해 멀티캐비티(Multi-cavity) 사출방식을 선호한다. 멀티캐비티 방식은 높은 사출압력을 요구하기 때문에 사출품의 불량과 사출기에 많은 부하가 예상된다. 본 연구에서는 게이트 위치를 조정함으로써 사출품 힌지부분에서 발생할 수 있는 웰드라인을 품질에 영향이 없는 곳으로 이동시키고 최적의 사출 압력을 찾기 위한 유동해석을 통해 최적의 사출조건을 도출함으로써 Flip top cap의 기계적 품질과 제품생산성 향상을 위한 연구가 수행되었다.

• Composites Research
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.30-38
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• 2010

Observing of GMT-Sheet in molding conditions, we have investigated unexpected phenomenons of moldings surface. In microscope investigation, we observe that there exist deficiencies on the surface of GMT-Sheet moldings, such as the spherulite, fiber projection, crack, fiber exposure, micro-weldline, pinhole and winding. They are caused to arise unevenness and phenomenons influence polish on surface. Especially, the major cause of the unevenness, effected to surface roughness, is a shrinking of matrix in the process of holding pressure and cooling temperature. The higher holding pressure load in a molding process and the lower demolding temperature in an annealing experiment, the better GMT-Sheet moldings improved its appearance.