Diseño, caracterización y simulación CAE de mezclas poliméricas para dispositivos empleados en la identificación y control de semovientes

Abstract

The current research project presents a methodology product

design, characterization for different thermoplastic elastomeric

mixtures with mechanicals properties evaluation and computer

aided engineering simulations (CAE) for ear tags devices applied

in the control and semovient identification. From product

design and the characterization of reference product through

Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is achieved

new alternative mixtures to the reference, after the exposition

to UV radiation for 320 hours, are evaluated through different

mechanicals and chemical properties as hardness and FTIR.

With the characteristics and 3 geometry designs, a design was

selected regarding to the customer requirements from the

Product Design Methodology – PDS [1]-[3]. This design and

mixtures evaluation obtained were the initial conditions for

the analysis CAE in Software Sigmasoft® specialized in mold

injection simulation for thermoplastic elastomeric materials.

The simulations reveal important results in temperature,

packing pressure and other variables to know in the adequate

mixture processing with the best performance properties,

with the goal to determine de best processing conditions, and

different requirements to know in the mold manufacturing

achieving an optimum final product processing.