Water-assisted injection molding (WAIM): a study on the influence of melt, mold and process parameters on the product quality of water-assisted injection molded tubes KU Leuven
Water-assisted injection molding (WAIM) is one of the latest techniques to produce hollow or partially hollow parts. In comparison to gas-assisted injection molding (GAIM), WAIM offers advantages such as reduction of cycle time, flexibility in design, a lower residual wall thickness (RWT) and a better surface finish. The molding window and the process control, however, become more difficult so that the tooling and the mold process design will ...