IKV seeks partners for identifying opportunities for material technologies in a hydrogen economy
Hydrogen is becoming an important component for achieving a CO2-neutral economy. With the aim of identifying application possibilities for plastics...
Product Development
Product development for plastics parts
Plastic-compatible design – Material, form, processing
Plastics have their own design rules based on the specific material behaviour and the method of processing. One requirement for a successful application is therefore a sound technical knowledge of the plastic concerned in order to evaluate engineering designs and identify potential for improvement. In this, we look at both the process and the part properties.
Which process and part properties do we take into account in our product development work?
- Part optimisation to reduce cycle times
- Load/stress-related design
- Wall thicknesses and rib design to reduce shrinkage and warpage
- Producibility and demoulding behaviour
- Orientations and internal stresses
- Faults and defects (position of welds, joins or air occlusions)
Plastic parts offer enormous design freedom and possibilities for functional integration, especially through the use of special processes and material combinations. If these possibilities are taken into account from the very beginning, it is possible to optimally exploit the technological potential of the plastics.
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Maiko Ersch, M.Sc.
Head of departement Part Design +49 241 80-28359 maiko.ersch@ikv.rwth-aachen.deDo you have any questions regarding this area of research? Then I look forward to your call or message.
