Impact of Dehumidification Devices on Production Efficiency in Plastic Injection.

One of the many methods used in the production of plastic materials is plastic injection method. The plastic injection method needs equipment difficult to choose, and it is also costly. Many negativities could be experienced during production. One of them is the water droplet problems on the surfaces of the mold. Provision of insufficient cooling on molds, ambient temperature, non-homogenous humidity, mechanical and other stresses occurring during production, cracks on the product, warpage and thermal residual all cause some stress-like defects. In this study, the effect of water droplets problem on production efficiency in the molds of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) raw materials manufactured in a private enterprise was examined. The percentage productivity table has been created based on different months of the year, August July and August. In the enterprise, 8 dehumidifiers were placed to 17 injection machines to create a homogeneous production temperature in the environment. Humidity and heat values obtained during production were monitored daily and recorded. In this study, which was conducted over two years and three months, positive results were obtained suggesting that the water droplets formed in injection molds has decreased with the effect of dehumidification devices, and the efficiency of injection production has also increased by 8%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]