MAJOR PROJECT - 15ME496L

REVIEW: 1
BATCH NO- M132
DATE : 9/ 01 / 20 2 0

DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING RACK FOR INJECTION MOULDING

MACHINE

KARTIK VIJAY (RA1611002010433)

AMOOLYA PRATAP SINGH (RA1611002010910)
AMARDEEP (RA1611002010921)

Guided By :

Mr. E. VIJAYARAGAVAN
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
INJECTION MOULDING
MACHINE
DESMA-400
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DIFFERENT PROCESSES INVOVED IN THE
MACHINE

1) MOULD CLOSING : The rack which consists of the mould goes inside the machine
and safety door comes down. After the mould is closed, a clamping pressure is
developed inside the machine.
TIME TAKEN : - 10 to 15 sec
2) PLASTICIZING : The raw material which is rubber (EPDM) is taken to the injection
piston. Before injecting it to the injection piston, the rubber is melted .
TIME TAKEN : 35-45 sec.

3) INJECTION : To inject the compound (proceesed EPDM) through MTC (Machine

Temperature Controller) to the mould .
TIME TAKEN : 25-28 sec.
4) BUMPING AND VACCUM : To release the air particles from the mould so that vaccum is
created.
TIME TAKEN : 12 sec

5) CURING : In this process rubber gets tough or hardened by maintaing a low temperature
TIME TAKEN : 170 to 190 sec

6) MOULD OPEN : After curing completes, mould opens .

TIME TAKEN : 10 to 15 sec

7) EXTRACTION : The rack containing finish product comes out by manual push and pull. The
final product is also extracted by labour from the mould in this process.
TIME TAKEN : 35 to 40 sec.
SLIDING TRAY
FINAL PRODUCT - DUST COVER
TRIALS FOR MANUALLY MOVING THE TRAY IN & OUT

MEAN TIME TAKEN : 9.67488 all units are in sec

 NEED OF AUTOMATIC SLIDING RACK

As, it is written in the problem statement that the tray containing mould which
is to be moved in and out is done manually. The weight of the tray is
approximately 600 kgs. Due to this , a large force is to be applied by the
operator ( 2 in nos. at one time) and the time taken by them in pushing and
pulling is also more i.e. around 8-11 seconds. Also , there are chances of an
injury occuring to operator.
ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATIC SLIDING RACK

We have proposed to design an automatic sliding rack which will work

with the help of rack and pinion .

• Due to this , the time taken for the sliding rack to move in and out will
be around 2-3 seconds , hence saving almost 6-7 seconds in one cycle.
• This will help to increase the overall productivity of the machine. Also ,
the chances of getting an injury will be reduced .
• Since two labours are required to push and pull the tray at a time ,
hence , after intalling the automatic sliding rack , only 1 labour will be
required which would result in saving labour cost .
 WORK DONE SO FAR

• PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION.
• STUDY OF PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE MACHINE.
• SUGGESTION OF A POSSIBLE SOLUTION.
 WORK TO BE DONE

• 31 JANUARY,2020 : COMPONENTS DESIGN

• 15 FEBRUARY,2020 : ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS
• 29 FEBRUARY,2020 : SIMULATION OF THE DESIGN
• 15 MARCH ,2020 : FABRICATION OF THE ASSEMBLY
• 31 MARCH ,2020 : COMPLETION OF PROJECT
• 10 APRIL, 2020 : FULL DOCUMENTATION
THANK YOU !