Interactive Manipulation of Target Functions for the Optimization of Mold Temperature Control Systems

Biermann, D.^{1, a}; Joliet, R.^{1, b}; Michelitsch, T.^{1, c}

1)

Institut für Spanende Fertigung, Technische Universität Dortmund, Baroper Str. 301, 44227 Dortmund

a) biermann@isf.de; b) joliet@isf.de; c) michelitsch@isf.de

Kurzfassung

Designing mold temperature control systems for production tools is mostly done manually by experienced engineers using standard CAD software. In contrast to this, several experiments with automation systems to support the mold designer have been performed. For hot stamping tools and molds for die casting and plastic injection, software systems have been developed to create better or even optimal temperature control systems. While adequate simulation methods are mainly a question of processing power, the definition of goals, models, and target functions depends on human computer interaction as the designer has to formalize his knowledge. This paper presents an interactive software tool to define attributes on mold surfaces in order to define cooling demands for the optimization of mold temperature control systems. Different experiments are performed to show the effectiveness and to give an outlook on the wide range of possibilities of this new approach.

Schlüsselwörter

Die Casting, Optimization, Mold Temperature Control, Software, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Engineering

Veröffentlichung

In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Production Systems (MEQAPS '10), 3.9.-5.9. 2010, Constantza, Romania, C. Panait, E. Barsan, A. Bulucea, N. Mastorakis, C. Long (Hrsg.), ISBN 978-960-474-220-2, S. 239-244