Computer-implemented method for controlling and/or monitoring at least one particle foam molding process

• Main Authors: WOLLNY, ANDREAS, RUDOLPH, HANS
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.12.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CALCULATING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; WORKING-UP

A computer-implemented method for controlling and/or monitoring at least one particle foam molding process in at least one particle foam molding machine is proposed. The particle foam molding process is based on a plurality of process parameters. The method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a set of input parameters by at least one external processing unit, wherein the set of input parameters comprises at least one simulation model, material specific parameters and particle foam molding machine parameters; (b) the external processing unit, simulating a particle foam molding process based on the set of input parameters and determining at least one predicted process parameter of the simulated particle foam molding process by applying an optimizing algorithm in terms of at least one optimization target on the simulation model, wherein the predicted process parameter is provided to the particle foam molding machine via at least one interface; (c) performing at least one particle foam molding process us