Review Article

Intelligent Injection Molding on Sensing, Optimization, and Control

Table 1

A brief summary of DOE methods for injection molding optimization.

Method of DOEOptimization objective

Orthogonal experimental design (OED)Warpage [103, 104, 109, 115, 116, 123]
Shrinkage [103, 109, 111]
Mechanical properties [105, 106, 108]
Multiple properties [102, 107]
Dimensional accuracy [100]
Residual stress [101, 103]
Central composite design (CCD)Tensile properties [124]
Shrinkage and warpage [125, 126]
Box–Behnken design (BBD)Conversion of RIM [127]
Latin hypercube design (LHD)Warpage and cycle time [128, 129]
Shrinkage and clamping force [130]
Warpage [131]