Kick-Off Meeting
The OPTIJECT Kick-Off meeting will be held in Castelldefels, Barcelona from 19-20 January 2011.
It will be hosted by IRIS, one of the project’s research partners.
The Problem
The simultaneous control and adjustment of injection moulding parameters and properties of the material poses a major challenge for plastics manufacturers. The subsequent manufacture of quality parts that are of a consistent high quality and free from defects is difficult.
The OPTIJECT solution
This project will build on the results of past research that has demonstrated the feasibility of using near infrared spectroscopy as an in-line quality control tool in an injection-moulding machine. This could bring injection moulders significant benefits in terms of higher throughput, increased productivity, cost reductions, improved quality control and health and safety.
Project
The OPTIJECT project is a 2 year industry driven research and development project that is being funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme under ‘Research for SMEs’.
Background
Injection moulding is a complex process and is dependent on the relationship between the supplied material and the processing conditions. Any change in the injection moulding variables can change the process stability, affecting the subsequent consistency and quality of the manufactured parts.
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The OPTIJECT project will build on the results of past research that has demonstrated the feasibility of using near infrared spectroscopy as a quality control tool in an injection-moulding machine. This technology will allow injection moulders to monitor and control injection moulding processes in real time.
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The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's.
