Research laboratory or project work
The cavity pressure can be controlled to increase process consistency during injection molding. Control by means of the hot runner valve pin makes it possible to specifically influence the melt flow in the mold, which enables cavity-specific control.
© HRS flowThe work is written in this working group
You will write your thesis in the process control working group, in which a control concept for regulating the melt flow in the injection mold by varying hot runner needles is being developed. Varying the opening stroke influences the pressure resistance in the flow channel and thus the volume flow of the corresponding gate. The force on the hot runner needle is intended to identify uneven filling of the cavities.
These could be your tasks:
| For research laboratory work For project work |
| Experimental design Experimental comparison of different versions of the control strategy |
| Carrying out tests to evaluate the control quality under the influence of fluctuations Comparison of the results with previous test results to evaluate the optimized control strategy |
| Comparison of the results with previous test results to evaluate the optimized control strategy Derivation of a model for further optimization of the control strategy |
These are your benefits:
- Independent work in practice-oriented research
- the safe handling of state-of-the-art injection molding machines
- the planning, execution and evaluation of experiments
- the use of current software such as Labview
- Fast processing of the topic with intensive support
Your profile:
- Technical or scientific studies
- Interest in experimental work
- Analytical thinking
- Motivated and independent work
If you are interested in an industry-related task and would like to support our team in working on the project, you are welcome to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.