The Future of Dynamic and Interactive Material Data Sheets for Raw Material Suppliers and Plastics Processors

The ever-changing manufacturing environments and the increasing customer demands for consistent material quality and cost efficiency while enabling sustainable production require raw material suppliers to rethink and expand their role as sole material suppliers. 

The industry lacks in-mold material behavior know-how, leaving processors alone with varying influences that contradict static material data sheets in the real-time environment. Only single-point KPIs like Glass Transition TemperatureThe glass transition is one of the most important properties of amorphous and semi-crystalline materials, e.g., inorganic glasses, amorphous metals, polymers, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients, etc., and describes the temperature region where the mechanical properties of the materials change from hard and brittle to more soft, deformable or rubbery.glass transition temperature and Degree of CureThe degree of curing describes the conversion achieved during crosslinking reactions (curing). degree of cure for pre-defined temperature profiles on a material data sheet will no longer do. It is imperative to give plastics processors more detailed answers, thus ensuring part quality.   

The journey starts here and now! In-mold material data in real-time, including viscosity, material flow detection, Degree of CureThe degree of curing describes the conversion achieved during crosslinking reactions (curing). degree of cure, and Glass Transition TemperatureThe glass transition is one of the most important properties of amorphous and semi-crystalline materials, e.g., inorganic glasses, amorphous metals, polymers, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients, etc., and describes the temperature region where the mechanical properties of the materials change from hard and brittle to more soft, deformable or rubbery.glass transition temperature, allows for a new generation of material data sheets – dynamic and interactive based on varying and industrial production environments. Understanding material behavior within the process allows raw material suppliers to support their customers in optimizing manufacturing, fostering the shift toward smart and digital manufacturing.   

Agenda:

• Manufacturing challenges and the importance of digital threads
• The need for dynamic and interactive material data sheets – filling the solution gap
• sensXPERT^® Digital Mold and its digital dielectric analysis technology
• Detecting deviation of material behavior in real-time with AI (anomaly detection), allowing dynamic part production

Presenters from NETZSCH Process Intelligence GmbH:

• Cornelia Beyer,Managing Director 
• Dr. Nicholas Ecke, Application Engineer
• Dr. Phil Gralla,Data Scientist