Simulation Method for Evaluation of Productivity and Energy Consumption Concerning Production Line for Injection Molding Machines

Abstract

Methods for evaluating productivity and energy consumption simultaneously have been getting significant interest in the industry. In particular, although injection molding machines are important system components for production in plastic molding, a method for simultaneously evaluating their productivity and energy consumption has not been established. Therefore, we propose a simulation method that is based on a state transition model containing state transitions and states of machines in an injection molding production line.