In the automotive industry, lightweight and functional surface effects have been one of the most important development directions for manufacturers. At this year's Adsale Exhibition, Izumi focused on the needs of the automotive market. In addition to pursuing the 'decrease in weight', it also overcomes The surface decoration process, combining back injection film and micro-foaming technology, launched FoamPro+DecoPro, producing high-end automobile engine covers at the exhibition site, forming a good foam surface and aluminum foil decoration at a time.
The combination process can be applied to the upgrading of automotive decorative parts to meet the decorative needs of metal, leather, veneer and other materials. It can reduce the weight of the product by 30%, shorten the molding cycle by more than 15%, eliminate warpage, and shrink water. , Lower costs, exquisite foil decorative appearance and other benefits.
30% weight loss, shorten the molding cycle by more than 15%
In order to achieve lighter weight, Yasmine Exhibition launched the FoamPro foaming process for the first time last year, which has won great market attention and won the “China Automotive and Parts Industry Development and Innovation Award”. This year, FoamPro once again demonstrated its advantages in weight reduction. U.S. Trexel Corporation MuCell Micro-foam technology This technology can save material, reduce weight and improve product quality based on the guarantee of product performance. Today, MuCell has been rapidly adopted worldwide, mainly used in automobiles, consumer electronics, medical devices, packaging and Consumer products.
This molding program, FoamPro MuCell's weight loss potential to play better, than the traditional injection molding technology to reduce weight by 30%, and shorten the molding cycle by 15%.
Eliminate warpage, shrink
Inevitably, micro-foam technology still faces many challenges in surface quality. SmartClamp Intelligent clamping system It can escort foam products with better surface quality. SmartClamp system can accurately control the pressure and position through four guide pillars, and can automatically correct the parallelism of the template. The repeat accuracy can reach ±0.015mm/2ms, and it can be opened by foam precision. Breathing Mold increases the cavity volume synchronously during the foam molding process, effectively eliminates the potential internal stress and trapped air problems of the product, makes the product more effective in foaming, and ensures uniform product wall thickness and improves product accuracy. Surface quality.
At the same time, FoamPro Micro Foaming Solution is equipped FLEXflow Servo-valve hot runner system The system was developed by HRSflow, a well-known plastic hot runner company in Italy. It is driven by a servo motor and can accurately adjust the needle valve speed, the size of the valve opening, and the order in which the valves are opened and closed. It can solve product forming defects such as welding marks and flow channels. Balance caused by stress, warping and other issues.
One-time molding, low cost replacement slush/adhesive process
Nowadays, the covering or covering of aluminum foils and veneers of interior parts (such as automobile dashboards, door inner panels, etc.) is an indispensable process. Yi Zhimi has increased investment in R&D in recent years and continues to decorate advanced molding processes in automobiles. Breakthroughs, such as the realization of car seat mold skin grafting at the 2016 Adsale Exhibition, this year, Izhami redouble their efforts, the combination of FoamPro foaming process, the introduction of DecoPro decoration process, a car engine cover and aluminum foil surface molding.
Different from the traditional painting process, DecoPro uses In-mold engraving (In Mould Graining , IMG ), The surface-treated aluminum foil is vacuum-absorbed on a patterned negative mold to form a patterned surface when the mold is ejected. The process can be molded in one step with the product, reducing the equipment investment compared to the traditional two-step process. And the operation procedure greatly reduces the production cost. It is worth mentioning that the above-mentioned FLEXflow servo needle valve hot runner system adopts fine control of the servo electric needle to prevent the aluminum foil from being damaged in the forming process.
In addition, DecoPro has also adopted innovative innovations in one-step molding. Back Injection Technology Can be back-injected with a thermoplastic on a non-textured fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film, enabling adhesive-free and one-step molding of high-quality decorative parts. This technology is developed by Izhemi Global Technology Cooperation. Partner GK Concept GmbH, Germany, and has obtained related technical patents.
Exquisite foil decorative appearance
The combination of FoamPro's and DecoPro's craft will bring new surprises to the audience at this year's Adsale Exhibition. A thin layer of aluminum foil is applied to the surface of a molded automobile engine cover, which not only adds metallic luster and tactility to the product, but also Aluminum foil can also reflect infrared, play a role in noise reduction of the engine cover.
In addition to aluminum foil, DecoPro can also be used to form different decorative materials, such as leather (leather/PU/PVC), wood veneer or other metal foils, to meet the appearance requirements of different interior decorative functions.
Metal, Leather (Leather/PU/PVC), Veneer
As the second innovative technology introduced by the Emily New Materials New Process Technology Testing Center, the head of the center Chen Chihui said that the DecoPro process is specially developed for the iterative upgrade of the automotive industry, providing customers with a more cost-effective molding method. Izumi will also combine and innovate in processes and technologies such as FoamPro and DecoPro to provide customers with leading technology and cost-effective molding solutions. Customers who are interested in new technologies are also welcome to join this rank, to jointly develop and make progress together. .