Replication of Plastic Components with Silicon Moulding: Designed Experiments

Abstract:

In the present work, replication process for plastic components with silicon moulding (SM) has been investigated for statistically controlled rapid casting (RC) solution. Starting from the identification of component, prototype with three different types of plastic materials was prepared under different conditions of de-moulding time and mixing ratio. Relationship between dimensional accuracy in SM and other controllable parameters has been deduced by using Taguchi technique L9 orthogonal array. The study suggested the long-term performance level of the SM process after it has been brought under statistical control as RC solution for plastics. The provided data from the experimentation highlights the ability of the SM process to produce a product that will consistently meet the design requirements and the customer expectation. Keywords: Silicon moulding, dimensional accuracy, statistically controlled

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 751)
• Pages: 61-70
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.751.61
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Rupinder Singh, Vipul Sharma
• Keywords: Dimensional Accuracy, Silicon Moulding, Statistically Controlled

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