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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 112, 2017
21st Innovative Manufacturing Engineering & Energy International Conference – IManE&E 2017
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| Article Number | 04009 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Advanced Materials | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201711204009 | |
| Published online | 03 July 2017 | |
Use of microscopy techniques in failure analysis of the plastic injection molded parts to prevent the risks of serial defects in the assembly processes
Transilvania University of Brasov, Manufacturing Engineering Department, Mihai Viteazu No.5, 500174, Brasov, Romania
* Corresponding author: jbc69mc@gmail.com
Nowadays, the plastic injected molded parts are components used in the automobile for both exterior and interior. A mechatronic device uses those molded parts for actuating in order to reach some effect; therefore they should be durable and aesthetically satisfying the customer requirements. The aim of this paper is to present the use of microscopy techniques in failure analysis of plastic molded parts as part of a mechatronic device in order to prevent the risks of cracking occurred in the serial assembly production. Due to the constraints, the thin walls are used in some small plastic parts and they can be broken in the next assembly steps, but the detection of the defects is not facile. At the validation of the batch, the sampling parts are tested to simulate the breakage and the tear zone is investigated using microscopy techniques. The information is used as a feedback to adjust the injection parameters, reference samples being created by experiments to support the team to reduce the time for adjusting the parameters.
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