Pengaruh Parameter Proses Thermoforming Terhadap Distribusi Ketebalan dan Akurasi Dimensi Produk

Penelitian ini melihat pengaruh parameter-proses thermoforming, yaitu waktu pemanasan, pre-stretching degree, dan tingkat evakuasi vakum, terhadap distribusi ketebalan dinding dan akurasi dimensi produk plastik yang diproses dengan thermoforming. Penelitian dilakukan serangkaian percobaan dengan tiga variasi parameter-proses tersebut.   Waktu pemanasan divariasikan masing-masing 30, 35 dan 40 detik, pre-stretching degree dari 0,1 hingga 0,3, dan evacuation rate dalam nilai 6 mm/detik, 8 mm/detik dan 10 mm/detik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa parameter yang mampu meminimalkan radius pada sudut specimen adalah: tingkat evakuasi 10 mm/detik, waktu pemanasan 40 detik dan derajad pre-stretching 0,1 Vst.   Hasil produk vacuum forming dapat dioptimalkan dengan kombinasi tingkat evakuasi vakum yang tinggi, waktu pemanasan lebih lama dan derajad pre-stretching rendah. This study examines the influence of thermoforming process parameters, namely heating time, pre-stretching degree, and vacuum evacuation rate, on the distribution of wall thickness and dimensional accuracy of the product. The research involved a series of experiments with three variations of these process parameters. Heating time was varied at 30, 35, and 40 seconds, pre-stretching degree ranged from 0.1 to 0.3, and evacuation rates were set at 6 mm/s, 8 mm/s, and 10 mm/s, respectively. The results showed that the parameters capable of minimizing the radius at the specimen's corners were a vacuum evacuation rate of 10 mm/s, a heating time of 40 seconds, and a pre-stretching degree of 0.1 Vst. The findings suggest that the vacuum forming products can be optimized by combining a high vacuum evacuation rate, longer heating time, and low pre-stretching degree.