Projects
Foamed injection molding of lightweight plastic products KU Leuven
Foamed injection molding has a lot of potential as a production technology for plastic products: lightweight design, the possibility of very thin-walled products thanks to viscosity reduction, lower material consumption and cost savings. However, there are also a number of material and process technological challenges that must be addressed in order to successfully apply foamed injection molding. Examples include the negative aesthetic impact ...
Optimization of the injection molding process through advanced process and performance simulations focusing on optimal mold design KU Leuven
Water-assisted injection molding (WAIM): studying the effect of material properties. KU Leuven
Design, mold making and process parameters for processing polyolefin recyclates in injection molding Ghent University
Polyolefin (PO) post-consumer recyclaatfracties consist of a mixture of polypropylene (PP) .polyethyleen (PE) and a small amount of residual contaminants. They can be admixed in injection molding and extrusion, in "virgin" material to reduce material costs. Although these are recyclaatfracties to obtain already commercially, remains there for SME's existence a large threshold to switch to its interference with the existing production.
Optimization of injection molding of fiber reinforced products using new technologies KU Leuven
This project aims to bring together and combine the relevant knowledge about injection molding of short fiber reinforced plastics.
AI4IM - Artificial Intelligence for Injection Moulding Thomas More
AI4IM - Artificial Intelligence for Injection Moulding Thomas More Mechelen - Antwerpen
TRIASIM: TRaceability and Intelligent Artificial Systems in Injection Moulding KU Leuven
Product traceability is becoming increasingly important in manufacturing processes due to stricter regulations in various sectors, such as the medical, automotive, and aerospace industries. One example of this is the new regulation under the European Medical Device Regulations (MDR), which states that each medical component must have a unique identification code (UDI). This unique code links the product to its corresponding production data, ...
Optimizing energy consumption in foamed injection moulding KU Leuven
The goal of this Phd consists of applying the possibilities of foam-supported injection molding to current challenges in companies using existing software (Autodesk Moldflow). This will allow to make high-quality products (higher specific stiffness than with standard injection molding) in an innovative and more energy efficient way. Both finite element simulations and experimental injection molding tests combined with energy measurements and ...