RE: The Study of Application of Analysis and Practice of Lightweight-process of Shoe-midsoles with Moldex3D Foam Injection Molding
Using foam injection molding (FIM) in Moldex3D, FCU used recyclable molding material (SEBS elastomer) to predict the configuration influence of the gate and the change of molding pressure for hot melt with micro bubbles in the filling process. By integrating simulation and experimentation, they verified the impact of gate location and thickness variation on bubble structure and distribution. The final results showed that using foam injection molding can replace foaming agents and reduce product weight by 10%.
Hello,
nice work, but there is more possible. In real and in simulation.
Depending in part geometry, material and process it is possibel to get density down to 0.2g/ccm for for shoe-soles.
If you are interested how that works. Contact me.
greetings
Philipp
