Data-Driven Identification of Remaining Useful Life for Plastic Injection Moulds

Till Böttjer*, Georg Ørnskov Rønsch, Cláudio Gomes, Devarajan Ramanujan, Alexandros Iosifidis, Peter Gorm Larsen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Throughout their useful life, plastic injection moulds operate in rapidly varying cyclic environments, and are prone to continual degradation. Quantifying the remaining useful life of moulds is a necessary step for minimizing unplanned downtime and part scrap, as well as scheduling preventive mould maintenance tasks such as cleaning and refurbishment. This paper presents a data-driven approach for identifying degradation progression and remaining useful life of moulds, using real-world production data. An industrial data set containing metrology measurements of a solidified plastic part, along with corresponding life-cycle data of 13 high production volume injection moulds, was analyzed. Multivariate Statistical Process Control techniques and XGBoost classification models were used for constructing data-driven models of mould degradation progression, and classifying mould state (early run-in, production, worn-out). Results show the XGBoost model developed using element metrology & relevant mould lifecycle data classifies worn-out moulds with an in-class accuracy of 88%. Lower in-class accuracy of 73% and 61% were achieved for the compared to mould-worn out less critical early run-in and production states respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTowards Sustainable Customization : Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021
EditorsAnn-Louise Andersen, Rasmus Andersen, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Kjeld Nielsen, Alessia Napoleone, Stefan Kjeldgaard
Number of pages9
PublisherSpringer
Publication date1 Nov 2021
Pages431-439
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-90699-3
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-90700-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2021
Event8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021 - Aalborg, Denmark
Duration: 1 Nov 20212 Nov 2021

Conference

Conference8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityAalborg
Period01/11/202102/11/2021
SeriesLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN2195-4356

Keywords

  • Data-driven model
  • Injection moulding
  • Machine learning
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Smart manufacturing

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