Bachelor’s Thesis or Master’s Thesis
© IKVTopic of the Thesis:
In order to set up and control injection molding processes intelligently, the component properties of the molded parts produced must be determined promptly, ideally inline. However, the dimensional accuracy of the components can still change after removal from the injection molding process (known as post-shrinkage), meaning that the final component geometry cannot be directly deduced from the data measured inline. However, in order to be able to make statements about the expected post-shrinkage during demolding, the possibility of a data-driven replacement model is to be investigated.
The Thesis is written in this Working Group:
IKV focuses on the fusion of advanced algorithms, modeling and machine learning on the one hand and industry-oriented injection molding process engineering on the other. In the “Intelligent Production Systems” working group, we are investigating ways of predicting and controlling quality parameters in injection molding using data-driven models and algorithms. This is based on both simulative and experimental data.
Objective:
The aim of the work is to generate a database for assessing and modeling the influences of various machine and process variables on post-shrinkage.
Your Tasks:
| For a Bachelor's thesis you will work on the following tasks | For a Master's thesis you will work on the following tasks |
| Experimental design | Experimental design |
| Validation of the measurement methodology | Validation of the measurement methodology |
| Injection molding tests incl. Data acquisition and evaluation | injection molding tests incl. Data acquisition and evaluation |
| Development and evaluation of approaches to modeling |
Your Profile:
- Enthusiasm for practical work on the machine
- Careful, organized way of working
- Motivation and initiative
Preferred Study Programs:
- General mechanical engineering
- Computational Engineering Science (CES)
- Materials science
- Industrial engineering, specialising in materials and process engineering
- Applied Polymer Sciences (M.Sc., FH Aachen)
If you are interested in writing your thesis at IKV and in this task, please get in touch with me. We agree on the exact scope of content and schedule individually. I look forward to hearing from you.