Vibration Assisted Injection Molding (VAIM)
Vibration assisted injection molding is the addition of vibration to the injection molding process. Wang and Qu of the Zhongshan Torch Polytechnic and South China University of Technology showed that vibration assisted injection molding of low density polyethylene increased the tensile strength of 6.1 %, increased the density by 0.34%, increased the melting temperature 1.7 C while lowering the power consumption by 7/5%. Wang and Qu,(1208-1212)Journal of Applied Polymer Science 117 #2 (2010)
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