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Quantitative Investigation into Friction-Induced Vibration During Mold-Opening Transience in Ultra-High-Tonnage Two-Platen Injection Molding Machines with Massive Inertia and Constraint-Guided Sliding

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: As extreme-scale manufacturing evolves, the dynamic response of heavy moving components under ultra-high loads becomes a critical design challenge. This study focuses on friction-induced vibration of a more than 30-ton movable mass during the mold-opening stage in a two-platen machine with a clamping force >17,000 kN. A mathematical model and a validated rigid/flexible multibody dynamics model with PID co-simulation were developed to analyze transient vibration using maximum acceleration amplitude and stability time as core metrics. The results show vibration stems from imbalance between anti-opening resistance and hydraulic driving force, amplified by vacuum collapse, static-to-dynamic friction transition at slide feet/rail interface and PID overshoot, featuring high amplitude density (>0.75 g), transience (<50 ms) and high impact (>60,000 N). The maximum vibration acceleration amplitude remains 79.22% even after there is no mold vacuum suction, indicating that a static friction force other than the vacuum suction is the dominant factor resulting in a severe friction-induced vibration. These mechanistic insights establish an applicable framework for the dynamic optimization of the heavy components in extreme-large-scale manufacturing equipment.

Source: Machines

DOI: 10.3390/machines14050565