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編號： 　畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）開題報告 題 目： 基于PLC控制的十字路 口交通燈設(shè)計 院 （系）： 國防生學(xué)院 專 業(yè)：機械設(shè)計制造及其自動化 學(xué)生姓名： 蔡秀濱 學(xué) 號： 1001020105 指導(dǎo)教師單位： 機電工程學(xué)院 姓 名： 郭中玲 職 稱： 高級工程師 題目類型：¨理論研究 ¨實驗研究 t工程設(shè)計 ¨工程技術(shù)研究 ¨軟件開發(fā) 2013年12月23日 1．本課題的研究內(nèi)容、重點及難點 隨著社會的發(fā)展，人們的消費水平不斷的提高，私人車輛不斷的增加。人多、車多道路少的道路交通狀況已經(jīng)很明顯了。所以采用有效的方法控制交通燈是勢在必行的。 PLC 的智能控制原則是控制系統(tǒng)的核心，采用PLC把東西方向或南北方向的車輛按數(shù)量規(guī)模進行分檔，相應(yīng)給定的東西方向與南北方向的綠燈時長也按一定的規(guī)律分檔。 這樣就可以實現(xiàn)按車流量規(guī)模給定綠燈時長，達(dá)到最大限度的有車放行，減少十字路口的車輛滯流，緩解交通擁擠、實現(xiàn)最優(yōu)控制，從而提高了交通控制系統(tǒng)的效率. 交通信號燈的出現(xiàn)，使交通得以有效管制，對于疏導(dǎo)交通流量、提高道路通行能力，減少交通事故有明顯效果。 為了實現(xiàn)交通道路的管理，力求交通管理先進性、科學(xué)化。用可編程控制器實現(xiàn)交通燈管制的控制系統(tǒng)，以及該系統(tǒng)軟、硬件設(shè)計方法，實驗證明該系統(tǒng)實現(xiàn)簡單、經(jīng)濟，能夠有效地疏導(dǎo)交通，提高交通路口的通行能力。 分析了現(xiàn)代城市交通控制與管理問題的現(xiàn)狀，結(jié)合交通的實際情況闡述了交通燈控制系統(tǒng)的工作原理，給出了一種簡單實用的城市交通燈控制系統(tǒng)的PLC設(shè)計方案。 其主要內(nèi)容如下： 1、查閱資料。結(jié)合本次課題查閱相關(guān)資料； 2、撰寫開題報告； 3、交通信號控制系統(tǒng)分析； 4、通過對產(chǎn)品的性能分析，完成相關(guān)的交通燈控制系統(tǒng)設(shè)計； 5、設(shè)計的系統(tǒng)結(jié)構(gòu)要求完整、合理； 6、做出實物,檢驗設(shè)計是否合理； 7、撰寫畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）說明書； 畢業(yè)設(shè)計的重點：交通信號控制系統(tǒng)分析；交通燈控制系統(tǒng)設(shè)計；實物的制作； 本課題的難點: 交通燈控制系統(tǒng)設(shè)計;實物的制作；掌握控制設(shè)計和結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計的方法和步驟,具備較好的計算、分析和解決問題能力 2．準(zhǔn)備情況（已查閱的參考文獻或進行的調(diào)研） 近年來隨著科技的飛速發(fā)展，PLC的應(yīng)用正在不斷地走向深入，同時帶動傳統(tǒng)控制檢測日新月益更新。它具有結(jié)構(gòu)簡單、編程方便、可靠性高等優(yōu)點，已廣泛用于工業(yè)過程和位置的自動控制中。據(jù)統(tǒng)計，可編程控制器是工業(yè)自動化裝置中應(yīng)用最多的一種設(shè)備。專家認(rèn)為，可編程控制器將成為今后工業(yè)控制的主要手段和重要的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)備之一，PLC、機器人、CAD/CAM將成為工業(yè)生產(chǎn)的三大支柱。由于PLC具有對使用環(huán)境適應(yīng)性強的特性，同時其內(nèi)部定時器資源十分豐富，可對目前普遍使用的“漸進式”信號燈進行精確控制，特別對多岔路口的控制可方便地實現(xiàn)。因此現(xiàn)在越來越多地將PLC應(yīng)用于交通燈系統(tǒng)中。可編程序控制器在工業(yè)自動化中的地位極為重要，廣泛的應(yīng)用于各個行業(yè)。隨著科技的發(fā)展，可編程控制器的功能日益完善，加上小型化、價格低、可靠性高，在現(xiàn)代工業(yè)中的作用更加突出。 參考查閱的文獻資料： [1] 蔣大明 戴勝華. 自動控制原理[M]. 北京: 北京交通大學(xué)出版社. 2003.3 [2] 劉元揚主編. 自動檢測和過程控制[M]. 北京: 冶金工業(yè)出版社. 2005.8 [3] 李曉輝 薛欣. 計算機輔助設(shè)計與繪圖[M]. 北京: 清華大學(xué)出版社. 2006.6 [4] 汪愷主編. 機械設(shè)計標(biāo)準(zhǔn)應(yīng)用手冊[M]. 北京: 機械工業(yè)出版社. 1997.7 [5] 彭榮濟. 機械設(shè)計手冊[M]. 北京: 北京出版社. 1999.1 [6] 董杰主編. 機械設(shè)計工藝性手冊[M]. 北京: 上海交道大學(xué)出版社. 1991.6 [7] 宋寶玉主編. 機械設(shè)計基礎(chǔ)[M]. 哈爾濱: 哈爾濱工業(yè)大學(xué)出版社. 2006.5 [8] 邱公偉主編. 可編程控制器網(wǎng)絡(luò)通信及應(yīng)用[M]. 北京: 清華大學(xué)出版社. 2001.1 [9] 高兆安譯. 自動化中的液壓機構(gòu)[M]. 北京: 機械工業(yè)出版社. 1999.9 [10] 吳宗澤. 機械設(shè)計實用手冊 [M]. 北京：機械工業(yè)出版社，2002. 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[M]. 北京: 機械工業(yè)出版社,2012.5 [12] 高春甫. 三菱可編程序控制器應(yīng)用技術(shù).［M］.北京：機械工業(yè)出版社,2010.1 [13] 張華龍. 圖解PLC與電氣控制入門 [M]. 北京：北京人民郵電出版社，2008.9 [14] Design of machine elements / zhai wenjie and Ao hongrui [monograpn]. 2007 3、實施方案、進度實施計劃及預(yù)期提交的畢業(yè)設(shè)計資料 1、2013年12月23日至2013年12月30日，理解消化畢設(shè)任務(wù)書要求并收集、分析、消化資料文獻，根據(jù)畢設(shè)內(nèi)容完成并交開題報告； 2、2013年1月6日至2014年1月13日，開展調(diào)研，了解 PLC及交通燈的實際使用和原理，并完成部分英文摘要翻譯。 3、2014年3月4日至2013年3月31日，查閱資料，熟悉PLC的結(jié)構(gòu)及有關(guān)計算，擬定方案設(shè)計及主要系統(tǒng)設(shè)計，擬定具體的PLC系統(tǒng)。 4、2014年4月1日至2014年4月21日，完成設(shè)計計算任務(wù)，系統(tǒng)結(jié)構(gòu)的設(shè)計和完成實物設(shè)計； 5、2014年4月22日至2014年4月30日，完成設(shè)計，著手實物制作； 6、2014年4月30日至2014年4月10日，完善設(shè)計制造出實物并完成論文的撰寫； 7、2014年4月20日至2014年4月26日，修改并打印畢業(yè)論文及整理相關(guān)資料，調(diào)試實物，交指導(dǎo)老師評閱，準(zhǔn)備論文答辯。 指導(dǎo)教師意見 指導(dǎo)教師（簽字）： 2013年12月　　日 開題小組意見 開題小組組長（簽字）： 2014年1 月　　日 院（系、部）意見 主管院長（系、部主任）簽字： 2014年1月　　日 2014年機電工程學(xué)院畢業(yè)設(shè)計(論文)進度計劃表 學(xué)生姓名： 學(xué)號： 序號 起止日期 計劃完成內(nèi)容 實際完成內(nèi)容 檢查日期 檢查人簽名 1 2013.12.17—12.23 教師填寫，下同 教師填寫，下同 2 2013.12.24—12.30 3 2013.12.31-2014.1.6 4 2014.1.7-1.13 5 3.4-3.10 6 3.11-3.17 7 3.18-3.24 8 3.25-3.31 (本表同時作為指導(dǎo)教師對學(xué)生的16次考勤記錄) 2014年機電工程學(xué)院畢業(yè)設(shè)計進度計劃表（續(xù)） 學(xué)生姓名： 學(xué)號： 序號 起止日期 計劃完成內(nèi)容 實際完成內(nèi)容 檢查日期 檢查人簽名 9 4.01-4.07 教師填寫，下同 教師填寫，下同 10 4.08-4.14 11 4.15-4.21 12 4.22-4.28 13 4.29-5.05 14 5.06-5.12 15 5.13-5.19 16 5.20-5.26 完成畢業(yè)設(shè)計，提交論文 任務(wù)下達(dá)時間：2013年12月17日　　　　(本表同時作為指導(dǎo)教師對學(xué)生的16次考勤記錄) 第 1 頁 共 2 頁 畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）中期檢查表（指導(dǎo)教師） 指導(dǎo)教師姓名：郭中玲 　　 填表日期： 2014年 4 月 20 日 學(xué)生學(xué)號 1001020105 學(xué)生姓名 蔡秀濱 題目名稱 基于PLC控制的十字路口交通燈設(shè)計 已完成內(nèi)容 參觀調(diào)研,查閱資料; 完成PLC接線圖; PLC梯形圖; 制作實物模型; 完成英文翻譯； 撰寫論文； 完成畢業(yè)設(shè)計。 檢查日期：2014-4-20 完成情況 t全部完成 □按進度完成 □滯后進度安排 存在困難 　組態(tài)控制較復(fù)雜，如不能完成將用硬件表達(dá)。 解決辦法 　查閱相關(guān)資料，并且與指導(dǎo)老師和同學(xué)們一起討論解決方案。 預(yù)期成績 □優(yōu) 秀 t良 好 □中 等 □及 格 □不及格 建 議 教師簽名： 教務(wù)處實踐教學(xué)科制表 說明：1、本表由檢查畢業(yè)設(shè)計的指導(dǎo)教師如實填寫；2、此表要放入畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）檔案袋中； 3、各院(系)分類匯總后報教務(wù)處實踐教學(xué)科備案 編號： 畢業(yè)設(shè)計(論文)外文翻譯 （原文） 院 （系）： 　國防生學(xué)院 專 業(yè)：機械設(shè)計制造及其自動化 學(xué)生姓名： 蔡秀濱 學(xué) 號： 1001020105 指導(dǎo)教師單位： 機電工程學(xué)院 姓 名： 郭中玲 職 稱： 高級工程師 2014年 3 月 9 日 Contents 1.The Injection Molding 1 2.Automated surface ?nishing of plastic injection mold steel with spherical grinding and ball burnishing processes 14 第 22 頁 共 23 頁 桂林電子科技大學(xué)畢業(yè)（論文）報告專用紙 The Injection Molding Alp Tekin Ergenc , Deniz Ozde Koca Yildiz Tecnical University, Mechanical Engineering Department, IC Engines Laboratory, Turkey The Introduction of Molds The mold is at the core of a plastic manufacturing process because its cavity gives a part its shape. This makes the mold at least as critical-and many cases more so-for the quality of the end product as, for example, the plasticiting unit or other components of the processing equipment. Mold Material Depending on the processing parameters for the various processing methods as well as the length of the production run, the number of finished products to be produced, molds for plastics processing must satisfy a great variety of requirements. It is therefore not surprising that molds can be made from a very broad spectrum of materials, including-from a technical standpoint-such exotic materials as paper matched and plaster. However, because most processes require high pressures, often combined with high temperatures, metals still represent by far the most important material group, with steel being the predominant metal. It is interesting in this regard that, in many cases, the selection of the mold material is not only a question of material properties and an optimum price-to-performance ratio but also that the methods used to produce the mold, and thus the entire design, can be influenced. A typical example can be seen in the choice between cast metal molds, with their very different cooling systems, compared to machined molds. In addition, the production technique can also have an effect; for instance, it is often reported that, for the sake of simplicity, a prototype mold is frequently machined from solid stock with the aid of the latest technology such as computer-aided (CAD) and computer-integrated manufacturing (CIMS). In contrast to the previously used methods based on the use of patterns, the use of CAD and CAM often represents the more economical solution today, not only because this production capability is available pin-house but also because with any other technique an order would have to be placed with an outside supplier. Overall, although high-grade materials are often used, as a rule standard materials are used in mold making. New, state-of-the art (high-performance) materials, such as ceramics, for instance, are almost completely absent. This may be related to the fact that their desirable characteristics, such as constant properties up to very high temperatures, are not required on molds, whereas their negative characteristics, e. g. low tensile strength and poor thermal conductivity, have a clearly related to ceramics, such as sintered material, is found in mild making only to a limited degree. This refers less to the modern materials and components produced by powder metallurgy, and possibly by hot isocratic pressing, than to sintered metals in the sense of porous, air-permeable materials. Removal of air from the cavity of a mold is necessary with many different processing methods, and it has been proposed many times that this can be accomplished using porous metallic materials. The advantages over specially fabricated venting devices, particularly in areas where melt flow fronts meet, I, e, at weld lines, are as obvious as the potential problem areas: on one hand, preventing the texture of such surfaces from becoming visible on the finished product, and on the other hand, preventing the microspores from quickly becoming clogged with residues (broken off flash, deposits from the molding material, so-called plate out, etc.). It is also interesting in this case that completely new possibilities with regard to mold design and processing technique result from the use of such materials. A. Design rules There are many rules for designing molds. These rules and standard practices are based on logic, past experience, convenience, and economy. For designing, mold making, and molding, it is usually of advantage to follow the rules. But occasionally, it may work out better if a rule is ignored and an alternative way is selected. In this text, the most common rules are noted, but the designer will learn only from experience which way to go. The designer must ever be open to new ideas and methods, to new molding and mold materials that may affect these rules. B. The basic mold 1. Mold cavity space The mold cavity space is a shape inside the mold, “excavated” in such a manner that when the molding material is forced into this space it will take on the shape of the cavity space and, therefore, the desired product. The principle of a mold is almost as old as human civilization. Molds have metals into sand forms. Such molds, which are still used today in foundries, can be used only once because the mold is destroyed to release the product after it has solidified. Today, we are looking for permanent molds that can be used over and over. Now molds are made from strong, durable materials, such as steel, or from softer aluminum or metal alloys and even from certain plastics where a long mold life is not required because the planned production is small. In injection molding the plastic is injected into the cavity space with high pressure, so the mold must be strong enough to resist the injection pressure without deforming. 2. Number of cavities Many molds, particularly molds for larger products, are built for only cavity space, but many molds, especially large production molds, are built with 2 or more cavities. The reason for this is purely economical. It takes only little more time to inject several cavities than to inject one. For example, a 4-cavity mold requires only one-fourth of the machine time of a single-cavity mold. Conversely, the production increases in proportion to the number of cavities. A mold with more cavities is more expensive to build than a single-cavity mold, but not necessarily 4 times as much as a single-cavity mold. But it may also require a larger machine with larger platen area and more clamping capacity, and because it will use 4 times the amount of plastic, it may need a large injection unit, so the machine hour cost will be higher than for a machine large enough for the smaller mold. 3. Cavity shape and shrinkage The shape of the cavity is essentially the “negative” of the shape of the desired product, with dimensional allowance added to allow for shrinking of the plastic. The shape of the cavity is usually created with chip-removing machine tools, or with electric discharge machining, with chemical etching, or by any new method that may be available to remove metal or build it up, such as galvanic processes. It may also be created by casting certain metals in plaster molds created from models of the product to be made, or by casting some suitable hard plastics. The cavity shape can be either cut directly into the mold plates or formed by putting inserts into the plates. C. Cavity and core By convention, the hollow portion of the cavity space is called the cavity. The matching, often raised portion of the cavity space is called the core. Most plastic products are cup-shaped. This does not mean that they look like a cup, but they do have an inside and an outside. The outside of the product is formed by the cavity, the inside by the core. The alternative to the cup shape is the flat shape. In this case, there is no specific convex portion, and sometimes, the core looks like a mirror image of the cavity. Typical examples for this are plastic knives, game chips, or round disks such as records. While these items are simple in appearance, they often present serious molding problems for ejection of the product. The reason for this is that all injection molding machines provide an ejection mechanism on the moving platen and the products tend to shrink onto and cling to the core, from where they are then ejected. Most injection molding machines do not provide ejection mechanisms on the injection side. Polymer Processing Polymer processing, in its most general context, involves the transformation of a solid (sometimes liquid) polymeric resin, which is in a random form (e.g., powder, pellets, beads), to a solid plastics product of specified shape, dimensions, and properties. This is achieved by means of a transformation process: extrusion, molding, calendaring, coating, thermoforming, etc. The process, in order to achieve the above objective, usually involves the following operations: solid transport, compression, heating, melting, mixing, shaping, cooling, solidification, and finishing. Obviously, these operations do not necessarily occur in sequence, and many of them take place simultaneously. Shaping is required in order to impart to the material the desired geometry and dimensions. It involves combinations of viscoelastic deformations and heat transfer, which are generally associated with solidification of the product from the melt. Shaping includes: two-dimensional operations, e.g. die forming, calendaring and coating; three-dimensional molding and forming operations. Two-dimensional processes are either of the continuous, steady state type (e.g. film and sheet extrusion, wire coating, paper and sheet coating, calendaring, fiber spinning, pipe and profile extrusion, etc.) or intermittent as in the case of extrusions associated with intermittent extrusion blow molding. Generally, molding operations are intermittent, and, thus, they tend to involve unsteady state conditions. Thermoforming, vacuum forming, and similar processes may be considered as secondary shaping operations, since they usually involve the reshaping of an already shaped form. In some cases, like blow molding, the process involves primary shaping (pair-son formation) and secondary shaping (pair son inflation). Shaping operations involve simultaneous or staggered fluid flow and heat transfer. In two-dimensional processes, solidification usually follows the shaping process, whereas solidification and shaping tend to take place simultaneously inside the mold in three dimensional processes. Flow regimes, depending on the nature of the material, the equipment, and the processing conditions, usually involve combinations of shear, extensional, and squeezing flows in conjunction with enclosed (contained) or free surface flows. The thermo-mechanical history experienced by the polymer during flow and solidification results in the development of microstructure (morphology, crystallinity, and orientation distributions) in the manufactured article. The ultimate properties of the article are closely related to the microstructure. Therefore, the control of the process and product quality must be based on an understanding of the interactions between resin properties, equipment design, operating conditions, thermo-mechanical history, microstructure, and ultimate product properties. Mathematical modeling and computer simulation have been employed to obtain an understanding of these interactions. Such an approach has gained more importance in view of the expanding utilization of computer design/computer assisted manufacturing/computer aided engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) systems in conjunction with plastics processing. It will emphasize recent developments relating to the analysis and simulation of some important commercial process, with due consideration to elucidation of both thermo-mechanical history and microstructure development. As mentioned above, shaping operations involve combinations of fluid flow and heat transfer, with phase change, of a visco-elastic polymer melt. Both steady and unsteady state processes are encountered. A scientific analysis of operations of this type requires solving the relevant equations of continuity, motion, and energy (I. e. conservation equations). Injection Molding Many different processes are used to transform plastic granules, powders, and liquids into final product. The plastic material is in moldable form, and is adaptable to various forming methods. In most cases thermoplastic materials are suitable for certain processes while thermosetting materials require other methods of forming. This is recognized by the fact that thermoplastics are usually heated to a soft state and then reshaped before cooling. Theromosets, on the other hand have not yet been polymerized before processing, and the chemical reaction takes place during the process, usually through heat, a catalyst, or pressure. It is important to remember this concept while studying the plastics manufacturing processes and the polymers used. Injection molding is by far the most widely used process of forming thermoplastic materials. It is also one of the oldest. Currently injection molding accounts for 30% of all plastics resin consumption. Since raw material can be converted by a single procedure, injection molding is suitable for mass production of plastics articles and automated one-step production of complex geometries. In most cases, finishing is not necessary. Typical products include toys, automotive parts, household articles, and consumer electronics goods, Since injection molding has a number of interdependent variables, it is a process of considerable complexity. The success of the injection molding operation is dependent not only in the proper setup of the machine variables, but also on eliminating shot-to-shot variations that are caused by the machine hydraulics, barrel temperature variations, and changes in material viscosity. Increasing shot-to-shot repeatability of machine variables helps produce parts with tighter tolerance, lowers the level of rejects, and increases product quality ( i.e., appearance and serviceability). The principal objective of any molding operation is the manufacture of products: to a specific quality level, in the shortest time, and using a repeatable and fully automatic cycle. Molders strive to reduce or eliminate rejected parts, or parts with a high added value such as appliance cases, the payoff of reduced rejects is high. A typical injection molding cycle or sequence consists of five phases: 1 Injection or mold filling 2 Packing or compression 3 Holding 4 Cooling 5 Part ejection Injection Molding Overview Process Injection molding is a cyclic process of forming plastic into a desired shape by forcing the material under pressure into a cavity. The shaping is achieved by cooling (thermoplastics) or by a chemical reaction (thermosets). It is one of the most common and versatile operations for mass production of complex plastics parts with excellent dimensional tolerance. It requires minimal or no finishing or assembly operations. In addition to thermoplastics and thermosets, the process is being extended to such materials as fibers, ceramics, and powdered metals, with polymers as binders. Applications Approximately 32 percent by weight of all plastics processed go through injection molding machines. Historically, the major milestones of injection molding include the invention of the reciprocating screw machine and various new alternative processes, and the application of computersimulation to the design and manufacture of plastics parts. Development of the injection molding machine Since its introduction in the early 1870s, the injection molding machine has undergone significant modifications and improvements. In particular, the invention of the reciprocating screw machine hasrevolutionized the versatility and productivity of the thermoplastic injection molding process. Benefits of the reciprocating screw Apart from obvious improvements in machine control and machine functions, the major development for the injection molding machine is the change from a plunger mechanism to a reciprocating screw. Although the plunger-type machine is inherently simple, its popularity was limited due to the slow heating rate through pure conduction only. The reciprocating screw can plasticize the material more quickly and uniformly with its rotating motion, as shown in Figure 1. Inaddition, it is able to inject the molten polymer in a forward direction, as a plunger. Development of the injection molding process The injection molding process was first used only with thermoplastic polymers. Advances in the understanding of materials, improvements in molding equipment, and the needs of specific industrysegments have expanded the use of the process to areas beyond its original scope. Alternative injection molding processes During the past two decades, numerous attempts have been made to develop injection molding processes to produce parts with special design features and properties. Alternative processes derivedfrom conventional injection molding have created a new era for additional applications, more designfreedom, and special structural features. These efforts have resulted in a number of processes,including: Co-injection (sandwich) molding Fusible core injection molding) Gas-assisted injection molding Injection-compression molding Lamellar (microlayer) injection moldin Live-feed injection molding Low-pressure injection molding Push-pull injection molding Reactive molding Structural foam injection molding Thin-wall molding Computer simulation of injection molding processes Because of these extensions and their promising future, computer simulation of the process has alsoexpanded beyond the early "lay-flat," empirical cavity-filling estimates. Now, complex programs simulate post-filling behavior, reaction kinetics, and the use of two materials with different properties, or two distinct phases, during the process. The Simulation section provides information on using C-MOLD products.Among the Design topicsare several examples that illustrate how you can use CAE tools to improve your part and molddesign and optimize processing conditions. Co-injection (sandwich) molding Overview Co-injection molding involves sequential or concurrent injection of two different but compatible polymer melts into a cavity. The materials laminate and solidify. This process produces parts that have a laminated structure, with the core material embedded between the layers of the skin material. This innovative process offers the inherent flexibility of using the optimal properties of each material or modifying the properties of the molded part. FIGURE 1. Four stages of co-injection molding. (a) Short shot of skin polymer melt (shown in dark green)is injected into the mold. (b) Injection of core polymer melt until cavity is nearly filled, as shown in (c). (d)Skin polymer is injected again, to purge the core polymer away from the sprue. Fusible core injection molding Overview The fusible (lost, soluble) core injection molding process illustrated below produces single-piece, hollow parts with complex internal geometry. This process molds a core inside the plastic part. After the molding, the core will be physically melted or chemically dissolved, leaving its outer geometry as the internal shape of the plastic part. FIGURE 1. Fusible (lost, soluble) core injection molding Gas-assisted injection molding Gas-assisted process The gas-assisted injection molding process begins with a partial or full injection of polymer melt into the mold cavity. Compre