Introduction of

ASEAN Technical Solution Center

Mar 2014

POLYPLASTICS

ASEAN Technical Solution Center

ASEAN Technical Solution Center

Polyplastics Technical support situation
Polyplastics Group offers technical support of customer development, prod
uction, troubles. Our full range of technical support includes not only CAE a
nalysis and molding technology, but also product performance evaluation in
order to more closely fulfill the needs of national customers,
We are planning to expand our technical supports structure to meet custom
er requirements of future business growth globally
Establish year of Technical Solution Center

materials

Japan (Fuji)

China
(Shanghai)

ASEAN
(BKK Thailand)

From 1973 From 2007

From 2013

USA
(Michigan)

Research and
Development (R&D)
analysis
design

From 2008

Processing

Japan TSC supports and control in globally as mother center.

ASEAN TSC supports customers in ASEAN + India region strongly.
Material development
and selection

Product and mold

designs

Molding and secondary

processes

Product evaluation
and analysis

Overview of ASEAN TSC

ASEAN TSC figure

Establish : November 2008 / Renovation : November 2013

Location : Innovation cluster 2 Tower D 8FL in Thai science park
under National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
*NSTDA is the government organization for supporting technical science in Thailand

Technical

collaboration with MTEC under NSTDA

: Technical collaboration MOU with PPC (2002)

Innovation cluster 2 Tower
ASEAN TSC (MTEC)
D
40 km.
Thailand
Bangkok
Down town

Thailand
International
airport

Activities
ASEAN TSC support activities
1.

Development support of application

. Proposal of material design & technology

2.

Production support
. Improvement for high quality & productivity
Trouble shooting support
. Solution & investigation of trouble
Knowledge & skill up for customer
. Seminar & training / Technical web-site

3.

4.

Material selection

Mold design

Material data

Product design

Molding

Technical seminar

Analysis
Product evaluation

Activities 1
Item development support
For proposal metal replacement, long-term reliability, total cost down
1.

Proposal of suitable & balanced plastics design

CAE structure analysis (ABAQUS)
Best design & material selection
Load

To consider on material performance

weld, corner design, orientation etc.

2.

Combine new technology

Creep fracture time (Life

60
23
40
60
80
100

50
40

(MPa)

Life estimation
enrich long-term material data,
life estimation method & theory

35MPa

30
20
10

Process mixing
over-molding with metal or others

0
1

10

200hr

100
1000
(hr)

10000

100000

Activities 2
Production support
For weight reduction, high cycle molding, high quality production etc.
1.

Perfect injection molding support

CAE mold flow analysis
Best mold design & production

Flow analysis

Warpage analysis

Injection molding trial

To operate by our engineer
For suitable part testing : environment air condition / thermal chamber

2.

Product testing for parts under stable condition

Several part testing
Dimension, mechanical, non-destructive inspection

Activities 3
Trouble shooting
For high level research for material and product on market trouble

Chemical material analysis

1.

FT-IR chart
H of materials
CH
2

C-O-C

: FT-IR,DSC, MI, EDS, AS

Filler / Ash condition

C-O-C

44)
-

%T

CH
2
4000.0

3000

C=O
2000

cm-1

C-O-C

FT-IR

C-O-C

1500

1000

400.0

Furnace &
Oven

Observation photo

Fractal analysis
2.
3.

Fractural analysis
Scanning Electric Micromet
er
Material crystallized state
Polarization microscope
SEM & EDX

Polarization
Microscope

Activities 4
Knowledge & skill up --- several training scene
ASEAN TSC

Thai web-site

ASEAN TSC in INC2:

Private / Open seminar

MTEC Pilot plant :

Injection seminar

Convention center :
Innovation show

Equipment
Main work & facility Trouble support Development
Material analysis
: MI, FT-IR,DSC, ASH
2008
Fractural analysis
: Scanning Electron Microscope
Injection molding support
Technical seminar / molding shop
use MTEC facility
(Material analysis)
: Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy 2009
Crystallized state observation : Polarization microscope
2010
CAE flow & warpage analysis : CAE Moldflow
2011
Non-destructive inspection
: Soft X-ray
2012
Dimension measuring
: 2.5D dimension projector
Mechanical measuring
: Universal & impact tester
CAE structure analysis
: CAE ABAQUS
2013

New ASEAN TSC

ASEAN TSC is continuing expansion of technical support and facility for
customer satisfaction.
Now we are going next step with new ASEAN Technical Solution Center
Thailand Science Park : Incubator 2 building (8 th floor)

WE START NEXT STEP FOR FUTURE

Grand opening
ceremony
at 13 Feb 2014

Area expansion 3 times for serving future man power, tooling and technical work.
Ready Technical Support function to serving customer s requirement.
Convenience to access industrial area and welcome for customer.
Strong Technical Collaboration with researcher of Thailand Science Park and others.
Technical Knowledge Center for developing knowledge Customer & Polyplastics Staff.

Thank you very much for your attention

Please contact Polyplastics web-site

http://www.polyplastics.com/
http://www.polyplastics.com/asia/th/