Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry

Thermoplastic injection is currently employed in different industrial fields. This process has significantly evolved over the years, and injection machine manufacturers are continuously forced to innovate, to improve the energetic efficiency, aiming to reduce costs, improve competitiveness, and prom...

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Autores principales:	Alexandre L. N. Vieira, Raul D. S. G. Campilho, Francisco J. G. Silva, Luís P. Ferreira
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	automotive industry bowden cables thermoplastic injection molding micro-injection production rate sustainable production Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0d9b0a1986854c18b82197ebc42c3ce52021-11-25T19:03:29ZIncreasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry10.3390/su1322126922071-1050https://doaj.org/article/0d9b0a1986854c18b82197ebc42c3ce52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12692https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Thermoplastic injection is currently employed in different industrial fields. This process has significantly evolved over the years, and injection machine manufacturers are continuously forced to innovate, to improve the energetic efficiency, aiming to reduce costs, improve competitiveness, and promote environmental sustainability. This work focuses on the development of a novel, profitable, and environmentally friendly plastic over-injection equipment of small metallic parts for the automotive industry, to be applied in a bowden cable production line, to cover the zamak terminations with plastic, or produce terminations entirely made of plastic. The work is based on an over-sized existing solution. The operating parameters required for the work are quantified, and all machine parts are designed separately to achieve the required functionality. Known approaches are finally used to perform the cost analysis, calculate the return on investment (ROI), and energetic efficiency, to substantiate the replacement of the current solution. The new equipment was able to increase the energetic efficiency of the current assembly line while keeping the required injection rates. An efficient and sustainable solution was presented, with a ROI of 1.2 years over the current solution. The proposed design is also applicable to different automated production lines that require this technology. Nowadays, this concept can be extended to all fields of industry that employ injection molding in their processes, enabling to integrate new manufacturing systems, and increasing energetic efficiency while reducing production costs.Alexandre L. N. VieiraRaul D. S. G. CampilhoFrancisco J. G. SilvaLuís P. FerreiraMDPI AGarticleautomotive industrybowden cablesthermoplastic injection moldingmicro-injectionproduction ratesustainable productionEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12692, p 12692 (2021)
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topic	automotive industry bowden cables thermoplastic injection molding micro-injection production rate sustainable production Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	automotive industry bowden cables thermoplastic injection molding micro-injection production rate sustainable production Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Alexandre L. N. Vieira Raul D. S. G. Campilho Francisco J. G. Silva Luís P. Ferreira Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry
description	Thermoplastic injection is currently employed in different industrial fields. This process has significantly evolved over the years, and injection machine manufacturers are continuously forced to innovate, to improve the energetic efficiency, aiming to reduce costs, improve competitiveness, and promote environmental sustainability. This work focuses on the development of a novel, profitable, and environmentally friendly plastic over-injection equipment of small metallic parts for the automotive industry, to be applied in a bowden cable production line, to cover the zamak terminations with plastic, or produce terminations entirely made of plastic. The work is based on an over-sized existing solution. The operating parameters required for the work are quantified, and all machine parts are designed separately to achieve the required functionality. Known approaches are finally used to perform the cost analysis, calculate the return on investment (ROI), and energetic efficiency, to substantiate the replacement of the current solution. The new equipment was able to increase the energetic efficiency of the current assembly line while keeping the required injection rates. An efficient and sustainable solution was presented, with a ROI of 1.2 years over the current solution. The proposed design is also applicable to different automated production lines that require this technology. Nowadays, this concept can be extended to all fields of industry that employ injection molding in their processes, enabling to integrate new manufacturing systems, and increasing energetic efficiency while reducing production costs.
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author	Alexandre L. N. Vieira Raul D. S. G. Campilho Francisco J. G. Silva Luís P. Ferreira
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title	Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry
title_short	Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry
title_full	Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry
title_fullStr	Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry
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title_sort	increasing the environmental sustainability of an over-injection line for the automotive component industry
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Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of an Over-Injection Line for the Automotive Component Industry

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