The quality control of plastic products is an essential aspect of the plastic injection molding
(PIM) process. However, the warpage and shrinkage deformations continue to exist because …

Injection molding is one of the most significant material processing methods for mass
production of plastic products. It is widely used in various industry sectors, and its products …

Injection molding (IM) is the most efficient mass production technology for manufacturing
polymers in complex and detailed geometries with high precision. Although, with the …

The quality of injection molded polymer products can be compromised due to the
occurrence of residual stresses inherent to the molding process. In order to determine the …

Polymer optics have gained increasing importance in recent years. With advancing
requirements for the optical components, the fabrication process remains a challenge. In …

Highlights What are the main findings? In this study, we apply the Latin hypercube sampling
method for sampling and combine the CGIDN and response surface modeling methods …

Plastic lenses are light and can be mass-produced. Large-diameter aspheric plastic lenses
play a substantial role in the optical industry. Injection molding is a popular technology for …

Injection molding is an ideal technique for the low-cost mass production of plastic optical
lenses. However, the optical quality of the lens is significantly dependent on the processing …

Injection compression molding (ICM) provides enhanced optical performances of molded
polymer optics in terms of birefringence and transmission of light compared to Injection …

The injection molding process of a mold with multiple cavities can reduce the mold space,
but the process is complicated and the product is prone to warpage. In order to reduce the …