Injection Molding Process Modelling: Statistics, CAE, and AI Applications

本書介紹了計算機輔助工程（CAE）、統計學和人工智慧（AI）在缺陷識別和注塑工藝優化中的應用，以實現高品質的生產。它展示了CAE在確定注射點的最佳位置、設計冷卻通道以及確保模具能夠生產符合所需規格的零件方面的應用。

Prof. Tien-Chien Jen joined the University of Johannesburg in August 2015. He received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from UCLA, specializing in thermal aspects of grinding. He has received several competitive grants for his research, including those from the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and the EPA. Prof. Jen has brought in $3 million of funding for his research and has received various awards for his research including the NSF GOALI Award. Prof. Jen has established a Joint Research Centre with the Nanjing Tech University of China on the "Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing." Prof. Jen is also the Director of the newly established Atomic Layer Deposition Research Centre of the University of Johannesburg. In 2011, Prof. Jen was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), which recognized his contributions to the field of thermal science and manufacturing. In 2021, he was inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Prof. Jen has written over 360 peer-reviewed articles, including 180 peer-reviewed journal papers. He has written 16 book chapters and published 5 books.

Dr. Edwell Tafara Mharakurwa is a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Kenya, where he has also been the Chair of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department since 2020. He served as a Teaching Assistant (2011-2012) and Lecturer (2015-2016) in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe. Dr. Mharakurwa has supervised more than 80 undergraduate students and 5 MSc engineering students to completion. He is currently supervising 1 PhD student and 6 MSc engineering students. Dr. Mharakurwa has published several peer-reviewed journals and conference papers in his area of interest not limited to the application of artificial intelligence in process control, fault diagnosis and condition monitoring.

Mr. Steven Otieno Otieno is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Machine Tools Design and Manufacturing Engineering. He is also a Teaching Assistant and has been a Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology since 2021. His research area is on advanced manufacturing, specifically interested in plastic processing through injection molding. He has presented his research in two peer-reviewed conferences and has published three articles in peer reviewed journals. His outstanding work on Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) modelling of plastic injection molding has earned the department a CAE modelling software license donation and collaboration from Coretech Inc. He is a registered graduate mechanical engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya.

Dr. Fredrick Madaraka Mwema is currently a Researcher at Northumbria University, UK. He is also a Senior Lecturer at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Kenya (currently on leave). Since 2020, he has served as Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Director of the Centre for Nano Materials and Nanoscience Research Centre at DeKUT. He was a Lecturer (2019-2021), Assistant Lecturer (2015-2019), and Teaching Assistant (2011-2015) of Mechanical Engineering at DeKUT. Dr. Mwema has supervised over 100 undergraduate students and 5 MSc engineering students. He is currently supervising 4 PhD students and 5 MSc engineering students. He has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and books (according to his Scopus profile) in his fields of interest. He has almost 1,000 citations according to his Google Scholar profile. Dr. Mwema has written 4 books and successfully filed two intellectual properties (IPs) with the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI). He is a registered member of ASME, IAENG, and a graduate engineer of the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).

Mr. Job Maveke Wambua is currently a PhD student at Northumbria University, UK working on thin film deposition of nanocomposites. He is also a tutorial fellow at the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Kenya (on study leave). He has previously worked on the processing and machining of polymeric and composite materials and has published 8 articles in reputable journals and 3 book chapters. He is currently a graduate member of the Engineers Board of Kenya, the Institution of Engineers of Kenya, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

教授簡建仁於2015年8月加入約翰尼斯堡大學。他在加州大學洛杉磯分校獲得機械與航空工程博士學位，專攻磨削的熱力學方面。他的研究獲得了多項競爭性資助，包括來自美國國家科學基金會、美國能源部和環保署的資助。簡教授為他的研究籌集了300萬美元的資金，並因其研究獲得多項獎項，包括NSF GOALI獎。簡教授與中國南京科技大學建立了關於「可持續材料與製造」的聯合研究中心。簡教授也是約翰尼斯堡大學新成立的原子層沉積研究中心的主任。2011年，簡教授被選為美國機械工程師學會（ASME）會士，以表彰他在熱科學和製造領域的貢獻。2021年，他被納入南非科學院（ASSAf）。簡教授已發表超過360篇同行評審的文章，包括180篇同行評審的期刊論文。他撰寫了16章書籍並出版了5本書。

艾德威爾·塔法拉·馬哈庫瓦博士是肯尼亞德丹·基馬西科技大學（DeKUT）電氣與電子工程系的講師，自2020年以來擔任該系主任。他曾在津霍伊科技大學（Chinhoyi University of Technology）擔任教學助理（2011-2012）和講師（2015-2016）。馬哈庫瓦博士已指導超過80名本科生和5名碩士生完成學業。目前，他正在指導1名博士生和6名碩士生。馬哈庫瓦博士在其研究興趣領域發表了多篇同行評審的期刊和會議論文，研究主題包括人工智慧在過程控制、故障診斷和狀態監測中的應用。

史蒂文·奧蒂耶諾·奧蒂耶諾先生目前正在攻讀機械工具設計與製造工程碩士學位。他同時擔任教學助理，自2021年以來在德丹·基馬西科技大學的機械工程系擔任研究助理。他的研究領域為先進製造，特別對通過注塑進行塑料加工感興趣。他在兩個同行評審的會議上展示了他的研究，並在同行評審的期刊上發表了三篇文章。他在計算機輔助工程（CAE）塑料注塑建模方面的卓越工作為該系贏得了Coretech Inc.的CAE建模軟體授權捐贈和合作。他是肯尼亞工程師委員會註冊的畢業機械工程師。

弗雷德里克·馬達卡·梅馬博士目前是英國諾森比亞大學的研究員。他同時也是肯尼亞德丹·基馬西科技大學的高級講師（目前休假中）。自2020年以來，他擔任機械工程系主任及德丹·基馬西科技大學納米材料與納米科學研究中心的主任。他曾在德丹·基馬西科技大學擔任講師（2019-2021）、助理講師（2015-2019）和教學助理（2011-2015）。梅馬博士已指導超過100名本科生和5名碩士生。目前，他正在指導4名博士生和5名碩士生。他在其研究領域已發表超過100篇同行評審的期刊、會議和書籍文章（根據他的Scopus資料）。根據他的Google Scholar資料，他的引用次數接近1,000次。梅馬博士撰寫了4本書並成功向肯尼亞工業財產局（KIPI）申請了兩項知識產權（IP）。他是ASME、IAENG的註冊會員，並是肯尼亞工程師委員會（EBK）認證的畢業工程師。