BMC Injection Molding Process Cycle Time Reduction

Abstract

High cycle time is one of most common downtime in molding processes, affecting the output and the efficiency of the area. Equipment and tool condition are key to sustain a proper cycle time. This project aimed to reduce a 10% of the high cycle time of the three top offenders of a BMC molding process. For three months, a detailed equipment evaluation was completed to identify machine conditions and how they affected the molding process. Once the corrections in the equipment were completed, there was a reduction in downtime of the top three offenders of 67%, 27% and 81%, respectively with regards to high cycle time. Key Terms ⎯ BMC material, High cycle time reduction, injection molding, injection molding process improvement.