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December 12, 20131

Challenges in multi-

component injection molding

Martin VarchPhilips Austria GmbH

December 12, 2013

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Challenges in multi-component injection molding

Content

• multicomponent injection molding

• Factors of influence

• Examples

 – Arielle Housing

 – Waterfall

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Injection molding

Screw rotates and

fills the barrel

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Injection molding

Screw rotates and

fills the barrel

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Barrel is filled and ready for injection

Injection molding

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Injection molding

injection

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Injection molding

injection

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Injection molding

holding pressure

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Injection molding

Cooling and shrinking

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Injection molding

Cooling and dosing

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Injection molding

Cooling and dosing

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Injection molding

Mold opens and throws the part out of the cavity

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Injection molding

ejecting

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Injection molding

ejecting

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Injection molding

ejecting

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Injection molding

ejecting

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Injection molding

Mold closes and process start again

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Injection molding

Mold closes and process start again

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Arielle Housing

Examples

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Arielle Housing

Requirements

 – Part for water tight epilator

 – High gloss surface

 – Switching function included

 – No injection point(s) visible

 – No Parting Lines visible

 – Molded 3D deep-view effects

 – Hidden LED

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Arielle Housing

Challenges : Technology choice

1. 2 x 2 k + Pins

2. 4 k + Pins

3.   ….. 

Step 1: 3 k Panel

Step 2: 1 k Housing + Pins

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Arielle Panel

Challenges: Out-washing effects of design-layer

1. DOE with 32 materials to get best

performance

1st  Layer PC

2nd  Layer MABS

Build a kind of jump for2nd component

1st component

2nd  component

2. Injection situation

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Arielle Housing

Challenges: Seal the 3D contour of Panel

die (ejector side side)

Pin sliderslider

die (nozzle side)

HousingPanel

core

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Waterfall

Main Cover Overmold

Examples

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Waterfall Main Cover Overmold

Requirements

• Water tight

• Deep view effect

• Switching function included

• No parting lines visible

• Hidden LED

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Waterfall Main Cover Overmold

challenges

3rd Component without

additional injection unit

Main Cover

switch

Main Cover

Additional 2-component

insert part

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Waterfall Main Cover OvermoldChallenges: out washing effects

no other possibilities to inject

(thick wall <7mm high gloss)

Injection point

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