Advances in Polymer Molding and Processing
This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer molding (injection molding, hot embrassing, etc.) is a key process in mass-producing complex plastic components for industries dealing with automotives, mobile phones, and household appliances. Recent advancements, such as micro/nano-injection molding, intelligent molding, and ultrasonic/air/fluid-assisted plasticization and molding, have greatly enhanced product functionality and performance. Additionally, sensors and actuators, engineering simulations, and artificial intelligence have also helped improve our understanding of the process, as well as enhance the quality and efficiency during polymer molding processes.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest studies on “Advances in Polymer Molding and Processing”. We sincerely invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting related articles and review papers.
Dr. Lu Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- intelligent injection machine
- extrusion-injection molding machine for LFT
- energy-saving machine
- ultra-fast injection machine
- monitoring technology
- sensor fusion for injection molding
- smart and integrated in-mold sensors
- rheology
- rheology in injection molding
- rheological characterization of polymer materials
- mold technology
- optimization of mold-cooling channels
- conformal cooling channel design
- quick-change mold
- design optimization of sequential valve gating for HRS
- thermoplastic/thermosetting-integrated mold
- RHCM or variothermal mold
- innovative molding process
- multi-layer molding
- micro-molding
- multi-component (thermoplastic, thermoset, metal, ceramic) molding
- foam-injection molding
- sustainability
- molding process using bioplastics
- molding process using recycled polymers
- materials
- recycled materials
- bioplastic materials
- long-fiber thermoplastics
- nanocomposites
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Published Papers
Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360