Optimization of Injection Molding Parameters for Interlocking Futsal Flooring Regarding Cycle Time Using the Taguchi Method

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10.2991/978-94-6463-926-1_24How to use a DOI?

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Cycle Time; Injection Molding; Interlock Futsal Floor; Polyprophylene; Taguchi

Abstract

With the advancement of time and the progress of science and technology, plastic has become a product increasingly used by various communities. The plastic industry has become one of the major industries present in various countries. Injection molding is one of the methods for processing plastic raw materials. In production using injection molding, product defects are unavoidable. Injection molding has various parameters that can be used to reduce product defects. For example, in the production of interlocking futsal flooring, there are various types of product defects. The market demand for interlocking futsal floors is very high, so large-scale production is required daily. This research aims to find the optimal combination of parameters to accelerate the production process while minimizing product defects. The material used for production is polypropylene (PP). The response variables in this study are cycle time. The independent variables used are injection pressure, cooling time, and holding time. The experimental design uses the Taguchi method. Based on the ANOVA calculation for the cycle time response, it can be concluded that the cooling time and holding time parameters have a significant effect for the response variable cycle time, because the calculated F-value is greater than the F-table value. From the experiment results, the optimal parameter combination for the response variable cycle time is an injection pressure at level 3, which is 80 bar, cooling time at level 1, which is 13 seconds, and holding time at level 1, which is 1 second.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Farizi Rachman
AU  - Hendryan Sandwityanto
AU  - Dhika Aditya Purnomo
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
TI  - Optimization of Injection Molding Parameters for Interlocking Futsal Flooring Regarding Cycle Time Using the Taguchi Method
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science 2025 (iCAST-ES 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 203
EP  - 212
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-926-1_24
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-926-1_24
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