ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Multi-Objective Optimization of Injection Molding Process Parameters for Junction Boxes Based on BP Neural Network and NSGA-II Algorithm.
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Many factors affect the quality of the injection molding of plastic products, including the process parameters, mold materials, type and geometry of plastic parts, cooling system, pouring system, etc. A multi-objective optimization method for injection molding process parameters based on the BP neural network and NSGA-II algorithm is proposed to address the problem of product quality defects caused by unreasonable process parameter settings. Taking the junction box shell as the object, numerical simulation was carried out using Moldflow2019 software and a six-factor five-level orthogonal experiment was designed to explore the influence of injection molding process parameters, such as the mold temperature, melt temperature, injection pressure, holding pressure, holding time, and cooling time, on the volume shrinkage rate and warpage deformation of the junction box. Based on a numerical simulation, the BP neural network and NSGA-II algorithm were used to optimize the optimal combination of injection molding process parameters, volume shrinkage rate, and warpage deformation. The research results indicate that the melt temperature has the most significant impact on the quality of the injection molding of junction boxes, followed by the holding time, holding pressure, cooling time, injection pressure, and mold temperature. After optimization using the BP neural network and the NSGA-II algorithm, the optimal process parameter combination was obtained with a melt temperature of 230.03 °C, a mold temperature of 51.27 °C, an injection pressure of 49.13 MPa, a holding pressure of 69.01 MPa, a holding time of 15.48 s, and a cooling time of 34.91 s. At this time, the volume shrinkage rate and warpage deformation of the junction box were 6.905% and 0.991 mm, respectively, which decreased by 33.2% and 3.8% compared to the average volume shrinkage rate (10.34884%) and warpage deformation (1.030764 mm) before optimization. The optimization effect was significant. In addition, the errors between the volume shrinkage rate and warpage deformation predicted by BP-NSGA-II and the simulated values using Moldflow software were 1.9% and 3.4%, respectively, indicating that the optimization method based on the BP neural network model and NSGA-II algorithm is reliable.
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