The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed an artificial intelligence-assisted monitoring system that reduces plastic waste created in the process of injection molding manufacturing.
The system has been adopted by several local factories, and increased yields and curbed product defects by 3 percent and 30 percent respectively, the institute said on Tuesday.
Although plastic reuse techniques are widely used, there is some plastic waste that cannot be recycled, ITRI Smart Sensing and System Technology Center director Chu Chun-hsun (朱俊勳) said.
The parameters of injection molding equipment influence its yield rate and the production of plastic waste, Chu said.
The yield rate depends on the experience of the operator, he said, adding that considerable time and effort is required to produce an adequately high rate.
The monitoring system conducts real-time monitoring of changes in pressure and temperature throughout a manufacturing process in which plastic is melted at high temperatures and molded into new forms, Chu said.
The system facilitates multiple digital online tasks, such as production history management, in-process energy consumption monitoring and virtual quality testing, he added.
Equipment producers can upgrade individual machines by using the program to boost product value, while system users can establish injection molding production lines that improve product quality and minimize plastic waste, Chu said.
The system has been adopted by Victor Taichung Machinery Works Co in its injection molding machines, and was well received in factories in central and southern Taiwan, he said.
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