This paper demonstrates the process of designing tools for injection molding of ASA polymers, conducted based on 3D model of requested work piece that was used in auto-industry, by using CAD/CAE/CAM software packages (CATIA, VISI Vero,... more
This paper demonstrates the process of designing tools for injection molding of ASA polymers, conducted based on 3D model of requested work piece that was used in auto-industry, by using CAD/CAE/CAM software packages (CATIA, VISI Vero, Autodesk Mold flow and ANSYS). The focus of research was aimed at stages of synthesis and analysis during the process of tool design. During 3D geometric, modeling of tools was used available bases/catalogues of standard parts and subassemblies. Numerical analysis was performed of ASA polymer flow and numerical structural analysis of main plate of tools, and the results obtained by CFD and FEM methods of numerical analysis have been verified in relation to previously obtained results by analytical analysis. Final considerations confirm that methodology presented in this paper can be used during the design of similar tools for injection molding of ASA polymers in autoindustry, with noted benefits.
