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INTRODUCTION TO
NAUTILUS 8
MOLD QUALIFICATION AND
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS SOFTWAREFOR
INJECTION MOLDING
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The Nautilus Software is a program that helps in the
evaluation, analysis, development and documentation of
the injection molding process.
The software also has a complete design of experiments
module that is customized for injection molding
Once a process has been established on one machine, the
software will calculate the processes for all the
machines in the shop. The process can now be
transferred and ‘starting from scratch’ will not be
necessary on the other machines
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Benefits of using the techniques:
• Established process is robust
• Process will require ‘no or little attention’
• Will determine the fastest cycle time possible
• Less scrap at startup
• Zero scrap during production
• Improved part quality and process capability
Above factors increase the bottom line profits!
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THE SOFTWARE
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Following are some of the features of the software:
➢ Material, mold and machine databases
➢ Mold – Machine compatibility report
➢ Scientific molding worksheets (6-step study)
• Viscosity study
• Pressure drop study
• Cavity balance study
• Process window study
• Gate seal study
• Cooling time
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➢Design of experiments module
• Tornado charts
• Process sensitivity charts
• Cosmetic process window
• Dynamic process window
• Visual prediction equation
➢ Mold trial and qualification progress report
➢Mold setup and operation documentation
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➢ Quality module
• full dimensional analysis
• statistical analysis
• post molding shrinkage report
• Documentation of quality inspection plan
➢ Calculation worksheets commonly used in molding
➢ User privileges
➢ Choice of units
➢ Network/concurrent versions
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Other features:
• Process – machine compatibility
• Add a plastic process sheet for a given mold
• Generate the plastic process sheet for any given machine
• Determine the machines in the shop that are compatible and
capable of running the mold based on plastic variables
• Units management –
• Select between metric, English or a combination
• Auto convert on demand
• Once units for a given machine are saved all process sheets
are generated in the machine units
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• User access levels
• Determine who can and cannot change databases and documents
• Custom read/write access
• Ability to create family molds and run them through
• 6-step study, for example: determine cavity imbalances
between family parts
• Doe, select the processes for family molds
• Optimize for all family parts
• Miscellaneous:
• All studies/documents for a given mold under one tab
• Additional fields added to all databases
Other features:
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MAIN SCREEN:
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DATABASES: MATERIAL – MOLD – MACHINE
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MOLD MACHINE COMPATIBILITY REPORT:
Criteria based on• Required tonnage• % Shot size used• Residence time of the material in the barrel• Physical size of the mold and the machine specs
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PROCESS – MACHINE COMPATIBILITY
• Add a plastic process sheet for a given mold
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PROCESS – MACHINE COMPATIBILITY
• GENERATE THE PLASTIC PROCESS SHEET FOR ANY GIVEN MACHINE IN THE DATABASE
• DETERMINE IF THE MACHINES ARE CAPABLE OF RUNNING THE MOLD BASED ON PLASTIC VARIABLES
ESTABLISHED PROCESS
CALCULATED PROCESS SHEETS FOR OTHER MACHINES
NOT ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE
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PROCESS – MACHINE COMPATIBILITY
• ONCE THE TARGET MACHINE IS SELECTED, SELECT THE PROCESS SHEET FROM THE DROP DOWN
LIST AND CLICK ON ‘GENERATE PROCESS SHEET’ TO PRINT THE PROCESS SHEET FOR THE
MACHINE
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MOLD QUALIFICATION PART 1: 6-STEP STUDY
(AKA: SCIENTIFIC MOLDING)
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WORKSHEET NO. 1: IN MOLD RHEOLOGY
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WORKSHEET NO. 2: CAVITY BALANCE STUDY FAMILY MOLDS OPTION NEW IN
VER 8
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WORKSHEET NO. 3: PRESSURE DROP STUDY
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WORKSHEET NO. 4: COSMETIC PROCESS WINDOW
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WORKSHEET NO. 5: GATE SEAL STUDY – COLD RUNNER
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WORKSHEET NO. 5: GATE SEAL STUDY – HOT RUNNER
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WORKSHEET NO. 6: COOLING STUDY
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WORKSHEET FOR HOT RUNNER AND VALVE GATED MOLDS
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MOLD QUALIFICATION PART 2:
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS
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Key features:
• No prior math or statistics experience required
• With 4 easy steps you will be able to design a doe
and run the experiments.
• The data will visually show you what you can and
cannot mold as far as the dimensions of the part
are concerned.
• No guesswork: data driven decisions for all changes
in mold steel and/or nominal - specifications
• Adjust the steel with confidence and leave the
process alone!
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INPUTS WORKSHEETS FOR DOE:
STEP 1: SELECT THE FACTORS FROM A DROPDOWN LIST
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STEP 2: ENTER THE UNITS, HIGH AND LOWS FOR THE STUDIES
THE HIGHS AND LOWS ARE DETERMENIED FROM THE COSMETIC PROCESS WINDOW.
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STEP 3: ENTER THE NOMINALS AND TOLERANCES
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STEP 3: SOFTWARE GENERATES THE EXPERIMENTAL MATRIX
MOLD THE PARTS, ENTER DATA AND CLICK ON THE ANALYSIS BUTTON TO VIEW THE RESULTS
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TORNADO CHARTS
GIVES YOU INFO ON THE FACTOR THAT MOST IMPACTS THE PART QUALITY(POSITIVE FACTORS ABOVE THE LINE, AND NEGATIVE BELOW THE LINE)
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PROCESS SENSITIVITY GRAPH
GIVES YOU A QUICK SNAP SHOT OF HOW THE DIMENSION WAS AFFECTED BY THE DOE PROCESS RUN
DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM PROCESS BASED ON SELECTED CAVITIES AND DIMENSIONS
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DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW
GREEN CONTOURS – PARTS IN DIMENSION RED – PARTS OUT OS SPEC
YOU CAN DRAW A BOX AS SHOWN TO DETERMINE ALARM AND TOLERANCE SETTINGS
DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW
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DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW
MOLD PARTS BETWEEN THE PROCESS WINDOWS TO MAINTAIN THE PARTS WITHIN THE DIMENSIONS. DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW
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DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW
WITH A DIMENSIONAL PROCESS WINDOW AS SHOWN IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MOLD PARTS CONSISTENTLY TO THE REQUIRED DIMENSIONS.
IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN GOOD CpKs
TIME TO MAKE A DATA DRIVEN DECISION!
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VISUAL PREDICTION EQUATION
USL
LSL
USL
LSL
EXTENT TO WHICH THE DIMENSION CAN BE INFLUENCED BETWEEN THE EXTREMES OF THE DOE PARAMETERS
Cavity No →
Cavity No →
THE DIMENSION CAN GO OUT OF SPEC
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VISUAL PREDICTION EQUATION
USL
LSL
USL
LSL
STABLE DIMENSION –WILL ALWAYS BE IN SPEC
LSL
THE DIMENSION CAN GO OUT OF SPEC
Cavity No →
Cavity No →
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VISUAL PREDICTION EQUATION
USL
LSL
USL
STABLE DIMENSION –WILL ALWAYS BE IN SPEC
LSL
PROCESS GOLD SPOT - BEST PROCESS TO BRING ALL DIMENSIONS CLOSEST TO NOMINAL
Cavity No →
Cavity No →
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VISUAL PREDICTION EQUATION
USL
LSL
USL
SIMULATED PROCESS:CHANGE THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT IT DOES TO THE PART DIMENSIONS. THE BLACK X WILL MOVE WITH PROCESS CHANGES(SEE NEXT SLIDE)
Cavity No →
Cavity No →
VISUAL PREDICTION EQUATION
SIMULATED PROCESS:CHANGE THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT IT DOES TO THE PART DIMENSIONS. THE BLACK X WILL MOVE WITH PROCESS CHANGES
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NUMERICAL PREDICTION EQUATION
USE THE ARROWS TO CHANGE THE PROCESS AND SEE THE EFFECT ON THE DIMENSIONS. DIMENSIONS ARE DISPLAYED NUMERICALLY
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ACHIEVING DIMENSIONS: MAKING STEEL AND/OR NOMINAL – TOLERANCE CHANGES
GOOD Cp BUT A BAD CpK??? YOUR CHOICES ARE• MODIFY THE STEEL DIMENSION AND/OR• MODIFY THE NOMINAL – SPEC LIMITS
ROBUST PROCESS
MODIFY MOLD AND/OR NOMINAL-SPEC LIMITS BY THIS NUMBER TO HIT THE MOMINAL VALUE
NEW IN VER 8
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CAPABILITY NOT A REQUIREMENT? WANT TO BE ONLY IN SPEC??
ROBUST PROCESS
MODIFY MOLD AND/OR NOMINAL-SPEC LIMITS BY THIS NUMBER TO HIT BE INSIDE THE USL OR LSL
0
NEW IN VER 8
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CONFIDENCE RATINGS
USE THE ARROWS TO CHANGE THE PROCESS AND SEE THE EFFECT ON THE DIMENSIONS. DIMENSIONS ARE DISPLAYED NUMERICALLY
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PRINTING: SELECTION SCREEN
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PRINTING: EXPORTED REPORT AND ‘SAVE AS’ OPTIONS
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MOLD SPECIFIC TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE NEW IN VER 8
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QUALITY MODULE:
FULL DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS:
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QUALITY MODULE:
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS :
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MACHINE QUALIFICATION:
INJECTION SPEED LINEARITY :
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MACHINE QUALIFICATION:
SHOT TO SHOT REPEATABILITY TEST :
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MACHINE QUALIFICATION:
LOAD SENSITIVITY TEST :
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FREQUENTLY USED MOLDING CALCULATIONS:
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WATER FLOW CALCULATION:
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PROCESS TRANSFER BETWEEN MACHINES WORKSHEET:
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SHOT SIZE ESTIMATION WORKSHEET:
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HOPPER SIZE CALCULATION WORKSHEET:
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REGRIND CALCULATIONS (CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS)
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MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
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UNITS MANAGEMENT
• UNITS MANAGEMENT –
• SELECT BETWEEN METRIC, ENGLISH OR A COMBINATION
• AUTO CONVERT ON DEMAND
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USER ACCESS LEVELS
• USER ACCESS LEVELS
• DETERMINE WHO CAN AND CANNOT CHANGE DATABASES AND DOCUMENTS
• CUSTOM READ/WRITE ACCESS
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FAMILY MOLDS
• ABILITY TO CREATE FAMILY MOLDS AND RUN THEM THROUGH
• 6-STEP STUDY, FOR EXAMPLE: DETERMINE CAVITY IMBALANCES BETWEEN FAMILY PARTS
• DOE, SELECT THE PROCESSES FOR FAMILY MOLDS
• OPTIMIZE FOR ALL FAMILY PARTS
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FAMILY MOLDS
• ABILITY TO CREATE FAMILY MOLDS IN THE DATABASE
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FAMILY MOLDS
• ABILITY TO QULAIFY FAMILY MOLDS IN 6-STEP AND DOE MODULE
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CONTACT INFO:
Barış Bozkurt @ [email protected]
Cem Barış Özgüven @[email protected]
+90 216 515 68 80
www.brightworksengineering.com
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